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  • Article
  • Open Access
32 Citations
4,088 Views
20 Pages

2 September 2021

As an essential nutrient, copper (Cu) scarcity causes a decrease in agricultural production. Cu deficiency responses include the induction of several microRNAs, known as Cu-miRNAs, which are responsible for degrading mRNAs from abundant and dispensab...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Molecular Bases of Stress Adaptation in Plants: The Contribute of Regulation by Small RNAs in Plant Development and Stress Response)
  • Article
  • Open Access
30 Citations
4,700 Views
14 Pages

29 May 2019

Copper (Cu) is a micronutrient for plants. Three small RNAs, which are up-regulated by Cu deficiency and target transcripts for Cu proteins, are among the most conserved microRNAs in plants. It was hypothesized that these Cu-microRNAs help save Cu fo...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue The Role of MicroRNAs in Plants)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
4,347 Views
14 Pages

In this work, a simple and label-free fluorescence “off” to “on” platform was designed for the sensitive and selective detection of microRNA (miRNA) in cancer cells. This method utilized a padlock DNA-based rolling circle ampl...

(This article belongs to the Section Applied Chemical Sensors)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2,280 Views
12 Pages

Attomole Electrochemical Detection of MicroRNAs Based on Surface-Initiated Enzymatic Polymerization Coupled with Copper Enhancement

  • Wenyuan Zhu,
  • Yuzhi Xu,
  • Yanfei Zhang,
  • Si-Yang Liu and ,
  • Zong Dai and
  • Xiaoyong Zou
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

30 October 2023

The sensitive and effective detection of microRNAs (miRNAs) is of great significance since miRNAs have been proven to have undeniable importance in participating in many biological processes. Herein, we present a novel, sensitive, label-free electroc...

  • Article
  • Open Access
816 Views
16 Pages

Characterization of Drought-Responsive miRNAs in Peanut Through Integrated Transcriptomic Approaches

  • Xin Zhang,
  • Rui Zhang,
  • Zhenbo Chen,
  • Xiaoyu Zhang and ,
  • Xiaoji Zhang,
  • Yuexia Tian,
  • Yunyun Xue,
  • Huiqi Zhang,
  • Na Li and
  • Dongmei Bai
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

22 October 2025

Drought stress severely limits peanut productivity, highlighting the urgent need to understand the molecular mechanisms that underlie drought adaptation. While microRNAs (miRNAs) are known to play essential roles in plant stress responses, their func...

(This article belongs to the Topic Tolerance to Drought and Salt Stress in Plants, 2nd volume)
  • Review
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,003 Views
20 Pages

Regulatory miRNAs in Cardiovascular and Alzheimer’s Disease: A Focus on Copper

  • Anna Sacco,
  • Fabio Martelli,
  • Amit Pal,
  • Claudia Saraceno and ,
  • Luisa Benussi,
  • Roberta Ghidoni,
  • Mauro Rongioletti and
  • Rosanna Squitti
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), including microRNAs (miRNAs), are key regulators of differentiation and development. In the cell, transcription factors regulate the production of miRNA in response to different external stimuli. Copper (Cu) is a heavy metal...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Regulation of Trace Metals in Neurodegenerative and Neurodevelopmental Disorders)
  • Review
  • Open Access
19 Citations
9,461 Views
30 Pages

18 November 2024

Wilson’s disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder of copper metabolism. The genetic defect in WD affects the ATP7B gene, which encodes the ATP7B transmembrane protein, which is essential for maintaining normal copper homeostasis in the b...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
74 Citations
7,141 Views
16 Pages

Effects and Mechanism of Nano-Copper Exposure on Hepatic Cytochrome P450 Enzymes in Rats

  • Huaqiao Tang,
  • Min Xu,
  • Fei Shi,
  • Gang Ye and ,
  • Cheng Lv,
  • Jie Luo,
  • Ling Zhao and
  • Yinglun Li
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

Although nano-copper is currently used extensively, the adverse effects on liver cytochrome P450 (CYP450) enzymes after oral exposure are not clear. In this study, we determined the effects and mechanisms of action of nano- and micro-copper on the ex...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Toxicology)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
5,937 Views
24 Pages

Roles of Non-Coding RNA in Sugarcane-Microbe Interaction

  • Flávia Thiebaut,
  • Cristian A. Rojas,
  • Clícia Grativol,
  • Edmundo P. da R. Calixto and ,
  • Mariana R. Motta,
  • Helkin G. F. Ballesteros,
  • Barbara Peixoto,
  • Berenice N. S. De Lima,
  • Lucas M. Vieira and
  • Paulo C. G. Ferreira
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

20 December 2017

Studies have highlighted the importance of non-coding RNA regulation in plant-microbe interaction. However, the roles of sugarcane microRNAs (miRNAs) in the regulation of disease responses have not been investigated. Firstly, we screened the sRNA tra...

(This article belongs to the Section Detection and Biomarkers of Non-Coding RNA)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
3,466 Views
19 Pages

The miRNA-mRNA Regulatory Modules of Pinus massoniana Lamb. in Response to Drought Stress

  • Xinhua Chen,
  • Hu Chen,
  • Tengfei Shen,
  • Qunfeng Luo and ,
  • Meng Xu and
  • Zhangqi Yang
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

28 September 2023

Masson pine (Pinus massoniana Lamb.) is a major fast-growing woody tree species and pioneer species for afforestation in barren sites in southern China. However, the regulatory mechanism of gene expression in P. massoniana under drought remains uncle...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
73 Citations
6,741 Views
23 Pages

30 December 2020

Sugar beet is an important sugar-yielding crop with some tolerance to salt, but the mechanistic basis of this tolerance is not known. In the present study, we have used whole-transcriptome RNA-seq and degradome sequencing in response to salt stress t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Environmental Stress and Plants)
  • Review
  • Open Access
70 Citations
7,707 Views
25 Pages

The Evolution and Functional Roles of miR408 and Its Targets in Plants

  • Yu Gao,
  • Baohua Feng,
  • Caixia Gao,
  • Huiquan Zhang and ,
  • Fengting Wen,
  • Longxing Tao,
  • Guanfu Fu and
  • Jie Xiong
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

MicroRNA408 (miR408) is an ancient and highly conserved miRNA, which is involved in the regulation of plant growth, development and stress response. However, previous research results on the evolution and functional roles of miR408 and its targets ar...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
18 Citations
4,407 Views
17 Pages

Identifying Differentially Expressed MicroRNAs, Target Genes, and Key Pathways Deregulated in Patients with Liver Diseases

  • Maryam Gholizadeh,
  • Sylwia Szelag-Pieniek,
  • Mariola Post,
  • Mateusz Kurzawski and ,
  • Jesus Prieto,
  • Josepmaria Argemi,
  • Marek Drozdzik and
  • Lars Kaderali
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

6 October 2020

Liver diseases are important causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The aim of this study was to identify differentially expressed microRNAs (miRNAs), target genes, and key pathways as innovative diagnostic biomarkers in liver patients with dif...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Pathology, Diagnostics, and Therapeutics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1 Citations
1,865 Views
24 Pages

Identification and Characterization of Copper-Responsive miRNAs and Their Target Genes in Jerusalem Artichoke

  • Xi Chen,
  • Tianyun Shao,
  • Wenhan Dong,
  • Jiayan Lin and ,
  • Lixiang Dai,
  • Yilong Ma,
  • Zhaosheng Zhou and
  • Xiaohua Long
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

18 March 2025

microRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of gene expression in plants, significantly contributing to various biological processes and stress responses. While their roles have been extensively studied in Arabidopsis thaliana and other model plants, the r...

  • Review
  • Open Access
74 Citations
7,304 Views
22 Pages

MicroRNA Mediated Plant Responses to Nutrient Stress

  • Waqar Islam,
  • Arfa Tauqeer,
  • Abdul Waheed and
  • Fanjiang Zeng

25 February 2022

To complete their life cycles, plants require several minerals that are found in soil. Plant growth and development can be affected by nutrient shortages or high nutrient availability. Several adaptations and evolutionary changes have enabled plants...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Genetics and Genomics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,021 Views
21 Pages

miRNA-Mediated Regulation of Meloidogyne arenaria Responses in Wild Arachis

  • Patricia Messenberg Guimaraes,
  • Andressa da Cunha Quintana Martins,
  • Roberto Coiti Togawa,
  • Mario Alfredo de Passos Saraiva and ,
  • Ana Luiza Machado Lacerda,
  • Ana Cristina Miranda Brasileiro and
  • Priscila Grynberg
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

7 November 2025

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key post-transcriptional regulators of plant development and stress responses, with many being conserved across diverse plant lineages. In this study, we investigated the expression profiles of miRNAs and their corresponding ta...

(This article belongs to the Section Molecular Plant Sciences)
  • Article
  • Open Access
218 Views
26 Pages

18 October 2026

Excess copper (Cu) disrupts metal homeostasis and induces oxidative stress in plants. Silicon (Si) is known to mitigate heavy metal toxicity, yet the molecular basis of its protective role under Cu stress remains insufficiently understood. To address...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Silicon and Its Physiological Role in Plant Growth and Development)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,169 Views
26 Pages

13 April 2019

To examine the role of RNA silencing in plant defenses against viroids, a Dicer-like 2 and 4 (DCL2&4)–double knockdown transgenic tomato plant line, 72E, was created. The expression of endogenous SlDCL2s and SlDCL4 in line 72E decreased to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Viroid-2018: International Conference on Viroids and Viroid-Like RNAs)
  • Article
  • Open Access
2 Citations
1,530 Views
21 Pages

11 January 2026

Iron (Fe), as one of the essential micronutrients for plants, plays a pivotal role in regulating growth and development through homeostatic balance. Fe deficiency is a common agricultural stress that causes visible leaf chlorosis and impairs plant gr...

(This article belongs to the Section Plant Response to Abiotic Stress and Climate Change)
  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
3,990 Views
14 Pages

Oenological Capabilities of Yeasts Isolated from High-Sugar Matrices (Manna and Honey) as Potential Starters and Co-Starters for Winemaking

  • Valentina Craparo,
  • Enrico Viola,
  • Azzurra Vella,
  • Rosario Prestianni and ,
  • Antonino Pirrone,
  • Vincenzo Naselli,
  • Filippo Amato,
  • Daniele Oliva,
  • Giuseppe Notarbartolo and
  • Antonio Alfonzo
  • + 9 authors+ 4 authors

Non-Saccharomyces yeasts have recently garnered significant interest in oenology. When co-inoculated with Saccharomyces cerevisiae, they contribute to the improvement of wine quality from a sensory point of view. In the present study, a group of yeas...

(This article belongs to the Section Wine, Spirits and Oenological Products)
  • Review
  • Open Access
42 Citations
4,344 Views
24 Pages

Nutrient-Element-Mediated Alleviation of Cadmium Stress in Plants: Mechanistic Insights and Practical Implications

  • Xichao Sun,
  • Liwen Zhang,
  • Yingchen Gu,
  • Peng Wang and ,
  • Haiwei Liu,
  • Liwen Qiang and
  • Qingqing Huang
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

6 October 2025

Cadmium (Cd), a pervasive and highly phytotoxic metal pollutant, poses severe threats to agricultural productivity, ecosystem stability, and human health through its entry into the food chain. Plants have evolved intricate defense mechanisms, among w...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Plant Ecotoxicology and Remediation Under Heavy Metal Stress)
  • Review
  • Open Access
522 Views
34 Pages

The Effects of Microplastics and Trace Elements on Ovarian Function and Pathology: A Literature Review

  • Łukasz Bryliński,
  • Katarzyna Brylińska,
  • Jolanta Sado,
  • Kacper Kraśnik and ,
  • Miłosz Smyk,
  • Olga Komar,
  • Filip Woliński,
  • Michał Flieger,
  • Jolanta Flieger and
  • Jacek Baj
  • + 7 authors+ 2 authors

18 September 2026

The female reproductive system, particularly the ovary, exhibits a high sensitivity to the effects of environmental xenobiotics. This group of substances includes micro- and nanoplastics (MNPs) as well as trace elements. This literature review summar...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Microplastics and Nanoplastics: Cellular Toxicity and Health Implications)