Overview
- Highlight the roles of individual miRNAs that control and regulate diverse aspects of plant processes
- State-of-the-art contents about the recent discovery of microRNAs and their ubiquitous mode of gene regulation at the post-transcriptional level
- With contributions by international experts
- Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Signaling and Communication in Plants (SIGCOMM, volume 15)
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Table of contents (13 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Back Matter
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About this book
Precise regulation of gene expression in both time and space is vital to plant growth, development and adaptation to biotic and abiotic stress conditions. This is achieved by multiple mechanisms, with perhaps the most important control being exerted at the level of transcription. However, with the recent discovery of microRNAs another ubiquitous mode of gene regulation that occurs at the post-transcriptional level has been identified. MicroRNAs can silence gene expression by targeting complementary or partially complementary mRNAs for degradation or translational inhibition. Recent studies have revealed that microRNAs play fundamental roles in plant growth and development, as well as in adaptation to biotic and abiotic stresses. This book highlights the roles of individual miRNAs that control and regulate diverse aspects of plant processes.
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: MicroRNAs in Plant Development and Stress Responses
Editors: Ramanjulu Sunkar
Series Title: Signaling and Communication in Plants
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-27384-1
Publisher: Springer Berlin, Heidelberg
eBook Packages: Biomedical and Life Sciences, Biomedical and Life Sciences (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2012
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-642-27383-4Published: 22 February 2012
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-642-43272-9Published: 13 April 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-3-642-27384-1Published: 21 February 2012
Series ISSN: 1867-9048
Series E-ISSN: 1867-9056
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: VIII, 296
Topics: Plant Physiology, Plant Anatomy/Development, Plant Biochemistry, Plant Genetics and Genomics, Plant Pathology