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ArticleNature communications2023

MicroRNA156 conditions auxin sensitivity to enable growth plasticity in response to environmental changes in Arabidopsis.

Qing Sang, Lusheng Fan, Tianxiang Liu, Yongjian Qiu, Juan Du, Beixin Mo, Meng Chen, Xuemei Chen

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Article in Nature communications, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers.

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17 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Plant microRNA maturation and function.Nature reviews. Molecular cell biology · 2026
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  10. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2025
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  12. Impact of Exogenous dsRNA on miRNA Composition inPlants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Qing SangGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0003-1163-1521
Lusheng FanDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.
Tianxiang LiuDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5344-1203
Yongjian QiuDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-1799-6305
Juan DuDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA.ORCID 0000-0003-0192-6633
Beixin MoGuangdong Provincial Key Laboratory for Plant Epigenetics, College of Life Sciences and Oceanography, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, 518060, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7279-9788
Meng ChenDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA. meng.chen@ucr.edu.ORCID 0000-0003-0351-5897
Xuemei ChenDepartment of Botany and Plant Sciences, Institute for Integrative Genome Biology, University of California, Riverside, CA, 92521, USA. xuemei.chen@pku.edu.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-5209-1157

Funding

Genetic Characterization of Phytochrome Nuclear Bodies in Plant Light SignalingR01GM087388 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHEN, MENG · 2010 to 2023
$5.8M
Role of microtubules in the non-cell autonomous activities of plant microRNAsR01GM129373 · NIGMS · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA RIVERSIDE · PI CHEN, XUEMEI · 2018 to 2021
$1.2M
NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM087388NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM129373U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM087388U.S. Department of Health & Human Services | NIH | National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS) R01GM129373
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play diverse roles in plant development, but whether and how miRNAs participate in thermomorphogenesis remain ambiguous. Here we show that HYPONASTIC LEAVES 1 (HYL1)-a key component of miRNA biogenesis-acts downstream of the thermal regulator PHYTOCHROME INTERACTING FACTOR 4 in the temperature-dependent plasticity of hypocotyl growth in Arabidopsis. A hyl1-2 suppressor screen identified a dominant dicer-like1 allele that rescues hyl1-2's defects in miRNA biogenesis and thermoresponsive hypocotyl elongation. Genome-wide miRNA and transcriptome analysis revealed microRNA156 (miR156) and its target SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING-PROTEIN-LIKE 9 (SPL9) to be critical regulators of thermomorphogenesis. Surprisingly, perturbation of the miR156/SPL9 module disengages seedling responsiveness to warm temperatures by impeding auxin sensitivity. Moreover, miR156-dependent auxin sensitivity also operates in the shade avoidance response at lower temperatures. Thus, these results unveil the miR156/SPL9 module as a previously uncharacterized genetic circuit that enables plant growth plasticity in response to environmental temperature and light changes.

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ArabidopsisArabidopsis ProteinsMicroRNAsGene Expression Regulation, PlantIndoleacetic AcidsPlant LeavesRNA-Binding ProteinsArabidopsis ProteinsHYL1 protein, ArabidopsisIndoleacetic AcidsMicroRNAsMirn156 microRNA, ArabidopsisRNA-Binding Proteins

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PMID36949101
PMCPMC10033679

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