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The Role of MiRNAs in Auxin Signaling and Regulation During Plant Development

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Plant Epigenetics

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Auxins are involved in almost every aspect of plant physiology. For instance, auxins play a central role in the differentiation process during the development of plants. Furthermore, the homeostasis of auxins involves biosynthesis and degradation as well as their conjugation with amino acids and carbohydrates, and the hydrolysis of some of these conjugates liberates indole-3-acetic acid (IAA). The balance in the IAA concentration triggers its own signal transduction pathway and produces a molecular and biochemical response. This response begins with the sensing of the IAA concentration through the construction of a co-receptor complex that includes an F-box protein from the TRANSPORT INHIBITOR RESPONSE 1 (TIR1)/AUXIN SIGNALING F-BOX PROTEIN (AFB) family and a member of the AUXIN/IAA-INDUCIBLE (AUX/IAA) family of transcriptional repressors. This complex allows the expression of auxin response genes. Most of the auxin-regulated processes are tightly regulated. Several differentially expressed miRNAs, which alter the auxin response, have been identified in Arabidopsis thaliana somatic embryogenesis development. Also, during the stress response in soybean roots, auxin-responsive cis-elements in the promoters of many salt-responsive miRNAs have been found. These findings suggest that miRNAs may be regulated by auxins. In this chapter, we analyze develo** research related to the interaction between auxins and miRNAs.

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De-la-Peña, C., Nic-Can, G.I., Avilez-Montalvo, J., Cetz-Chel, J.E., Loyola-Vargas, V.M. (2017). The Role of MiRNAs in Auxin Signaling and Regulation During Plant Development. In: Rajewsky, N., Jurga, S., Barciszewski, J. (eds) Plant Epigenetics. RNA Technologies. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-55520-1_2

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