@article{PAR00010391, title = {{C}onserved micro{RNA}s and their targets in rubber tree and the related {E}uphorbiaceous species}, author = {{L}ertpanyasampatha, {M}. and {P}ramoolkit, {P}. and {K}ongsawadworakul, {P}. and {V}iboonjun, {U}. and {C}hrestin, {H}erv{\'e} and {N}arangajavana, {J}.}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{P}lantmicro{RNA}s (mi{RNA}s) have been demonstrated to play an important regulatory role in a variety of biological processes ranging from plant growth and development, defensive pathways, as well as biotic and abiotic stress responses. {M}i{RNA}s have been extensively studied in plant models with available genome sequence data. {T}he {E}uphorbiaceae family is a large flowering plant family, which is of considerable economic importance, but relatively limited genome sequence data. {T}he four {E}uphorbiaceous species; rubber tree, cassava, castor bean and leafy spurge; were selected for this study. {U}sing conserved plant mi{RNA}s sequences aligned to the {G}en{B}ank expressed sequenced tag database of each target plants, and further potential precursor mi{RNA}-secondary structure analysis, the 526 potential mi{RNA}s belonging to 17 mi{RNA} families and their targets were identified. {T}he majority of mi{RNA} families was able to be identified in cassava. {T}he minimal folding free energy index of precursor mi{RNA}s was significantly higher than other non-coding or coding {RNA}s. {T}he largest group of mi{RNA} target genes consists of regulatory genes predicted to encode transcription factors, while non-regulatory genes involving in various functions. {S}ome mi{RNA}s contain different targets, suggesting the diverse functions of mi{RNA}s depending on plant species and environmental conditions. {T}he 6 expressed {H}br-mi{RNA}s were verified in rubber tree. {G}aining insight into the mi{RNA} targets will help us to understand the range of mi{RNA} expression regulation and to more coherently describe the functional importance of mi{RNA}s. {T}hese findings considerably facilitate the basis for broaden future investigation on the role of these mi{RNA}s in the economic important {E}uphorbiaceous species.}, keywords = {{M}icro{RNA}s ; {E}uphorbiaceae ; {R}ubber tree ; {C}assava ; {C}astor bean ; {L}eafy spurge}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{J}ournal of {P}lant {B}iochemistry and {B}iotechnology}, volume = {22}, numero = {1}, pages = {52--61}, ISSN = {0971-7811}, year = {2013}, DOI = {10.1007/s13562-012-0110-9}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/{PAR}00010391}, }