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Knockdown of Rice MicroRNA166 Confers Drought Resistance by Causing Leaf Rolling and Altering Stem Xylem Development.
Plant physiology - 1 Mar 2018
Zhang Jinshan, Zhang Hui, Srivastava Ashish Kumar, Pan Yujie, Bai Jinjuan, Fang Jingjing, Shi Huazhong, Zhu Jian-Kang
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs are 19- to 22-nucleotide small noncoding RNAs that have been implicated in abiotic stress responses. In this study, we found that knockdown of microRNA166, using the Short Tandem Target Mimic (STTM) system, resulted in morphological changes that confer drought resistance in rice (Oryza sativa). From a large-scale screen for miRNA knockdown lines in rice, we identified miR166 knockdown lines (STTM166);...
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