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| Publication Type | J |
| Authors | Wang, J. W., M. Xu, Z. T. Li, Y. J. Ye, H. Rong and L. A. Xu |
| Title | Tamarix microRNA Profiling Reveals New Insight into Salt Tolerance |
| Source | Forests |
| Author Keywords | Tamarix salt tolerance salt-responsive microRNA regulatory network plant stress responses differential expression salinity stress messenger-rna gene-expression important roles arabidopsis sequence targets drought |
| Abstract | The halophyte tamarisk (Tamarix) is extremely salt tolerant, making it an ideal material for salt tolerance-related studies. Although many salt-responsive genes of Tamarix were identified in previous studies, there are no reports on the role of post-transcriptional regulation in its salt tolerance. We constructed six small RNA libraries of Tamarix chinensis roots with NaCl treatments. High-throughput sequencing of the six libraries was performed and microRNA expression profiles were constructed. We investigated salt-responsive microRNAs to uncover the microRNA-mediated genes regulation. From these analyses, 251 conserved and 18 novel microRNA were identified from all small RNAs. From 191 differentially expressed microRNAs, 74 co-expressed microRNAs were identified as salt-responsive candidate microRNAs. The most enriched GO (gene ontology) terms for the 157 genes targeted by differentially expressed microRNAs suggested that transcriptions factors were highly active. Two hub microRNAs (miR414, miR5658), which connected by several target genes into an organic microRNA regulatory network, appeared to be the key regulators of post-transcriptional salt-stress responses. As the first survey on the tamarisk small RNAome, this study improves the understanding of tamarisk salt-tolerance mechanisms and will contribute to the molecular-assisted resistance breeding. |
| Author Address | [Wang, Jianwen; Xu, Meng; Li, Zhiting; Ye, Youju; Rong, Hao; Xu, Li-an] Nanjing Forestry Univ, Coinnovat Ctr Sustainable Forestry Southern China, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. Xu, LA (reprint author), Nanjing Forestry Univ, Coinnovat Ctr Sustainable Forestry Southern China, Nanjing 210037, Jiangsu, Peoples R China. 13390780572@189.cn; mengxu412@126.com; lizhiting93@163.com; yeyj9403@163.com; mrronghao@outlook.com; laxu@njfu.edu.cn |
| ISSN | 1999-4907 |
| ISBN | 1999-4907 |
| 29-Character Source Abbreviation | Forests |
| Publication Date | Apr |
| Year Published | 2018 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Digital Object Identifier (DOI) | 10.3390/f9040180 |
| Unique Article Identifier | WOS:000434856800024 |
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