Research methods of miRNA in plants and research progress of miRNA in medicinal plants
10.16438/j.0513-4870.2021-0904
- VernacularTitle:植物miRNA研究方法与药用植物miRNA研究进展
- Author:
Xiao-yu ZHENG
1
,
2
,
3
;
Min CHEN
1
,
2
;
Hang LI
1
,
2
,
4
;
Shu-juan ZHAO
1
,
2
Author Information
1. Institute of Chinese Materia Medica, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The SATCM Key Laboratory for New Resources &
2. Quality Evaluation of Chinese Medicine, The MOE Key Laboratory for Standardization of Chinese Medicines, Shanghai Key Laboratory of Compound Chinese Medicines, Shanghai 201203, China
3. Experiment Center for Teaching and Learning, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shanghai 201203, China
4. Shanghai Xingling Science and Technology Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., Shanghai 201703, China
- Publication Type:Research Article
- Keywords:
medicinal plant;
microRNA;
research method;
secondary metabolism
- From:
Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica
2021;56(12):3460-3472
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
microRNA (miRNA) is a class of endogenous ~21nt non-coding single-strand small RNAs which play important roles in plant growth and development, signal transduction, stress response, and secondary metabolism. In recent years, a large number of miRNAs have been identified in various medicinal plants, and the regulatory effects of these miRNAs have been preliminarily studied. In medicinal plants, most of the active components are secondary metabolites, so it is of great significance to study the regulatory effects of miRNA on the formation of secondary metabolites. In this paper, the general research methods of plant miRNA and the research progress of medicinal plant miRNA and their regulatory effects on the formation of bioactive metabolites were reviewed, and the future direction of medicinal plant miRNA was prospected, so as to provide reference for the future research of medicinal plants.
