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HEREDITAS(Beijing) ›› 2016, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (5): 418-426.doi: 10.16288/j.yczz.15-485

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The regulatory roles of small RNAs in phytohormone signaling pathways

Jia Xu, Ning Hou, Ning Han, Hongwu Bian, Muyuan Zhu   

  1. Institute of Genetics, College of Life Sciences, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, China
  • Received:2015-12-01 Revised:2016-01-29 Online:2016-05-20 Published:2016-04-05

Abstract: Phytohormones are signaling molecules that control plant growth and development. Recent studies revealed that non-coding small RNAs play critical roles in plant development and stress responses via phytohormone signaling pathways. In this review, we summarize the present knowledge on the microRNAs(miRNAs) and secondary short interfering RNAs(siRNAs) involved in phytohormone signaling pathways, which include auxin, gibberellic acid, brassinosteroid and abscisic acid pathways. We also discuss their possible implications in phytohormone crosstalk during specific developmental processes.

Key words: small RNA, phytohormone, plant development