عنوان

MicroRNAs in plant development and stress responses

9783642273834

MicroRNAs in plant development and stress responses

Ramanjulu Sunkar, editor

Heidelberg ;New York

Springer Verlag,

c2012

viii, 296 p. : ill. )some col.(

Signaling and communication in plants,1867-9048

Series: Signaling and communication in plants.

"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."--Book cover.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

#QK981.M52 2012

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Sunkar, Ramanjulu

English Book