MicroRNA参与植物花发育调控的研究进展.pdfVIP

中国农学通报 2010,26(13):267-271 Chinese Agricultural Science Bulletin MicroRNA 参与植物花发育调控的研究进展 侍 婷，高志红，章 镇，庄维兵 （南京农业大学园艺学院，南京210095 ） 摘 要：MicroRNA(miRNA)是一类20~24 nt 的非编码小RNA ，通过与靶mRNA 序列的互补配对产生特异 性，抑制了mRNA 的表达或使其降解，从而调控靶基因的表达。而植物必须要开花结果，这是物种能够 得以维持延续的一个基本要求。作者主要综述了3 类调控开花时间的miRNA 家族成员：miR 172， miR 159/miR319 和miR 156。其中，miR 156主要调控植物生长周期转变；miR 172通过调控AP2 类基因， 控制开花时间和花器官的形成；miR 159和miR319 的过量表达均会引起一些花发育障碍，如花期延迟。 此外，还介绍了其他一些与花发育相关的miRNA ，并对miRNA 在花器官形成和发育中的研究方向做出 了展望。 关键词：MicroRNA ；开花时间调控；花的发育 中图分类号：Q943.2 文献标志码：A 论文编号：2010-0434 Advance of Research on MicroRNA in Flower Development Regulation Shi Ting, Gao Zhihong, Zhang Zhen, Zhuang Weibing (College of Horticulture, Nanjing Agricultural University, Nanjing 210095) Abstract: MicroRNAs is 20 nt to 24 nt, small noncoding RNAs. Specificity is provided by base pairing of the miRNA to miRNA target sequence, leading to translational repression or degradation of mRNA. Three miRNA families (miR 172, miR159/miR319 and miR156) involved in flowering time regulation has recently been reviewed. miR 156 is a master regulator in the phase changing from vegetative phase to reproductive phase; miR172 is involved in the regulation of flowering time and floral organ identity in Arabidopsis thaliana through regulation of expression of APETALA2 (AP2) -like genes. The over expression of miR319 and miR159 results in several developmental defects, included a delay in flowering. In addition, we demonstrate some other miRNAs related to floral development. Finally, some perspectives are discussed. Key words: microRNA; flowering time regulation; floral development 0 引言 答能力等生物学过程。作者主要综述了植物中 miRNA 广泛分布于