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framework for flowering-time regulation by ambient temperature-responsive miRNAs in
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Arabidopsis NFYA5 transcription factor is regulated transcriptionally and posttranscriptionally
to promote drought resistance. Plant Cell 20:2238–2251
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Li B, Duan H, Li J, Deng XW, Yin W, Xia X (2013) Global identification of miRNAs and targets in
Populus euphratica under salt stress. Plant Mol Biol 81(6):525–539
Li MY, Wang F, Xu ZS, Jiang Q, Ma J, Tan GF, Xiong AS (2014) High throughput sequencing of
two celery varieties small RNAs identifies microRNAs involved in temperature stress response.
BMC Genomics 15(1):242
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Microarray and genetic analysis reveal that csa-miR159b plays a critical role in abscisic acid
mediated heat tolerance in grafted cucumber plants. Plant Cell Environ 39(8):1790–1804
Liang G, Yang F, Yu D (2010) MicroRNA395 mediates regulation of sulfate accumulation and
allocation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 62(6):1046–1057
Liang G, He H, Yu D (2012) Identification of nitrogen starvation-responsive microRNAs in
Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 7(11):e48951
Liebsch D, Palatnik JF (2020) MicroRNA miR396, GRF transcription factors and GIF
co-regulators: a conserved plant growth regulatory module with potential for breeding and
biotechnology. Curr Opin Plant Biol 53:31–42
Lin WY, Huang TK, Chiou TJ (2013) Nitrogen limitation adaptation, a target of microRNA827,
mediates degradation of plasma membrane-localized phosphate transporters to maintain phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 25:4061–4074
Lin JS, Kuo CC, Yang IC, Tsai WA, Shen YH, Lin CC, Liang YC, Li YC, Kuo YW, King YC, Lai
HM, Jeng ST (2018) MicroRNA160 modulates plant development and heat shock protein gene
expression to mediate heat tolerance in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 9:68
Liu Q, Zhang H (2012) Molecular identification and analysis of arsenite stress-responsive miRNAs
in rice. J Agric Food Chem 60(26):6524–6536
Liu JQ, Allan DL, Vance CP (2010) Systemic signaling and local sensing of phosphate in common
bean: cross-talk between photosynthate and microRNA399. Mol Plant 3:428–443
272
S. Rao et al.
Jarmolowski A, Szweykowska-Kulinska Z (2014) Transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally
regulated microRNAs in heat stress response in barley. J Exp Bot 65(20):6123–6135
Kulcheski FR, de Oliveira LF, Molina LG, Almerão MP, Rodrigues FA, Marcolino J, Barbosa JF,
Stolf-Moreira R, Nepomuceno AL, Marcelino-Guimarães FC, Abdelnoor R (2011) Identification of novel soybean microRNAs involved in abiotic and biotic stresses. BMC Genomics 12
(1):307
Kumar RR, Pathak H, Sharma SK, Kale YK, Nirjal MK, Singh GP (2014) Novel and conserved
heat-responsive microRNAs in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). Funct Integr Genomics 15:1–26
Kuo HF, Chiou TJ (2011) The role of microRNAs in phosphorus deficiency signalling. Plant
Physiol 156(3):1016–10124
Kuper J, Llamas A, Hecht HJ, Mendel RR, Schwarz G (2004) Structure of the molybdopterinbound Cnx1G domain links molybdenum and copper metabolism. Nature 430(7001):803–806
Lee H, Yoo SJ, Lee JH, Kim W, Yoo SK, Fitzgerald H, Carrington JC, Ahn JH (2010) Genetic
framework for flowering-time regulation by ambient temperature-responsive miRNAs in
Arabidopsis. Nucleic Acids Res 38(9):3081–3093
Lee SH, Li HW, Koh KW, Chuang HY, Chen YR, Lin CS, Chan MT (2014) MSRB7 reverses
oxidation of GSTF2/3 to confer tolerance of Arabidopsis thaliana to oxidative stress. J Exp Bot
65:5049–5062
Lei KJ, Lin YM, An GY (2016) miR156 modulates rhizosphere acidification in response to
phosphate limitation in Arabidopsis. J Plant Res 129(2):275–284
Lewandowska M, Sirko A (2008) Recent advances in understanding plant response to sulfurdeficiency stress. Acta Biochim Pol 55(3):457–471
Li WX, Oono Y, Zhu J, He XJ, Wu JM, Iida K, Lu XY, Cui X, Jin H, Zhu JK (2008) The
Arabidopsis NFYA5 transcription factor is regulated transcriptionally and posttranscriptionally
to promote drought resistance. Plant Cell 20:2238–2251
Li YF, Zheng Y, Addo-Quaye C, Zhang L, Saini A, Jagadeeswaran G, Axtell MJ, Zhang W, Sunkar
R (2010) Transcriptome-wide identification of microRNA targets in rice. Plant J 62(5):742–759
Li B, Duan H, Li J, Deng XW, Yin W, Xia X (2013) Global identification of miRNAs and targets in
Populus euphratica under salt stress. Plant Mol Biol 81(6):525–539
Li MY, Wang F, Xu ZS, Jiang Q, Ma J, Tan GF, Xiong AS (2014) High throughput sequencing of
two celery varieties small RNAs identifies microRNAs involved in temperature stress response.
BMC Genomics 15(1):242
Li H, Wang Y, Wang Z, Guo X, Wang F, Xia XJ, Zhou J, Shi K, Yu JQ, Zhou YH (2016)
Microarray and genetic analysis reveal that csa-miR159b plays a critical role in abscisic acid
mediated heat tolerance in grafted cucumber plants. Plant Cell Environ 39(8):1790–1804
Liang G, Yang F, Yu D (2010) MicroRNA395 mediates regulation of sulfate accumulation and
allocation in Arabidopsis thaliana. Plant J 62(6):1046–1057
Liang G, He H, Yu D (2012) Identification of nitrogen starvation-responsive microRNAs in
Arabidopsis thaliana. PLoS One 7(11):e48951
Liebsch D, Palatnik JF (2020) MicroRNA miR396, GRF transcription factors and GIF
co-regulators: a conserved plant growth regulatory module with potential for breeding and
biotechnology. Curr Opin Plant Biol 53:31–42
Lin WY, Huang TK, Chiou TJ (2013) Nitrogen limitation adaptation, a target of microRNA827,
mediates degradation of plasma membrane-localized phosphate transporters to maintain phosphate homeostasis in Arabidopsis. Plant Cell 25:4061–4074
Lin JS, Kuo CC, Yang IC, Tsai WA, Shen YH, Lin CC, Liang YC, Li YC, Kuo YW, King YC, Lai
HM, Jeng ST (2018) MicroRNA160 modulates plant development and heat shock protein gene
expression to mediate heat tolerance in Arabidopsis. Front Plant Sci 9:68
Liu Q, Zhang H (2012) Molecular identification and analysis of arsenite stress-responsive miRNAs
in rice. J Agric Food Chem 60(26):6524–6536
Liu JQ, Allan DL, Vance CP (2010) Systemic signaling and local sensing of phosphate in common
bean: cross-talk between photosynthate and microRNA399. Mol Plant 3:428–443
272
S. Rao et al.