Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are endogenously encoded small RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression and play essential roles in numerous developmental and physiological processes. Currently, little information on the transcriptome and tissue-specific expression of miRNAs is available in the model non-edible oilseed crop castor bean (Ricinus communis L.), one of the most important non-edible oilseed crops cultivated worldwide. Recent advances in sequencing technologies have allowed the identification of conserved and novel miRNAs in many plant species. Here, we used high-throughput sequencing technologies to identify and characterize the miRNAs in castor bean.
1.Chinese Acad Sci, Kunming Inst Bot, Kunming, Peoples R China 2.Yunnan Univ, Coll Life Sci, Kunming, Peoples R China 3.Chinese Acad Sci, Xishuangbanna Trop Bot Garden, Key Lab Trop Plant Resource Sci, Kunming, Peoples R China
Recommended Citation:
Xu, Wei; Cui, Qinghua; Li, Fei; Liu, Aizhong.Transcriptome-Wide Identification and Characterization of MicroRNAs from Castor Bean (Ricinus communis L.),PLOS ONE,2013,8(7):e69995
