Characteristics of microRNAs and Target Genes in Maize Root under Drought Stress
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Results
2.1. Identification of miRNAs in Maize Root
2.2. Expression Pattern of Identified miRNAs in Maize Root
2.3. Differential Expression of miRNAs under Drought Condition
2.4. The Characteristics of Target Genes Regulated by miRNAs
2.5. Co-Expression Network Analysis of miRNAs and Targets
3. Discussion
4. Conclusions
5. Materials and Methods
5.1. Plant Material and Treatment
5.2. Library Construction and Sequencing
5.3. miRNA Identification and Data Processing
5.4. RNA Analysis
5.5. WGCNA Network Analysis
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Tang, Q.; Lv, H.; Li, Q.; Zhang, X.; Li, L.; Xu, J.; Wu, F.; Wang, Q.; Feng, X.; Lu, Y. Characteristics of microRNAs and Target Genes in Maize Root under Drought Stress. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23, 4968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094968
Tang Q, Lv H, Li Q, Zhang X, Li L, Xu J, Wu F, Wang Q, Feng X, Lu Y. Characteristics of microRNAs and Target Genes in Maize Root under Drought Stress. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2022; 23(9):4968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094968
Chicago/Turabian StyleTang, Qi, Haozhe Lv, Qimeng Li, Xiaoyue Zhang, Le Li, Jie Xu, Fengkai Wu, Qingjun Wang, Xuanjun Feng, and Yanli Lu. 2022. "Characteristics of microRNAs and Target Genes in Maize Root under Drought Stress" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 23, no. 9: 4968. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23094968