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ReviewThe plant genome2025

MicroRNAs-mediated heat stress regulations in plants: Mechanisms and targets.

Muhammad Farooq, Hina Tanveer, Hafiz Mamoon Rehman, Rabia Areej Cheema, Sehar Nawaz, Aneesa Ijaz, Muhammad Arif, Hon-Ming Lam

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Review in The plant genome, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors.

Muhammad FarooqCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Hina TanveerCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Hafiz Mamoon RehmanCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Rabia Areej CheemaCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Sehar NawazCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Aneesa IjazCentre of Agricultural Biochemistry and Biotechnology, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad, Pakistan.
Muhammad ArifCollege of Agriculture, Guizhou University, Guiyang, China.
Hon-Ming LamSchool of Life Sciences and Center for Soybean Research of the State Key Laboratory of Agrobiotechnology, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6673-8740

Funding

Hong Kong Research Grants Council Area of Excellence Scheme AoE/M-403/16Hong Kong Research Grants Council General Research Fund 14114621Lo Kwee Seong Biomedical Research Fund
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Heat stress, exacerbated by global warming, can cause significant challenges to agriculture, adversely impacting plant growth, reproduction, and yield. This review examines the crucial role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in mediating plant responses to heat stress across various key crops, including Arabidopsis (Arabidopsis thaliana), rice (Oryza sativa), wheat (Triticum aestivum), and other significant species. Under high temperatures, miRNAs regulate gene expression by targeting transcription factors (e.g., SPL, NF-YA, and Apetala 2 [AP2]), heat shock proteins, and antioxidant enzymes (e.g., copper/zinc superoxide dismutase), thereby modulating pathways involved in hormone signaling, oxidative stress mitigation, and developmental transitions. Advanced high-throughput sequencing technologies have identified heat-responsive miRNAs (e.g., miR156, miR398, miR172) and their functional networks, including crosstalk with small interfering RNAs, long noncoding RNAs, and circular RNAs via competing endogenous RNA (ceRNA) mechanisms. These findings highlight miRNAs as promising targets for engineering heat-resilient crops. However, gaps remain in understanding tissue-specific miRNA dynamics and their integration with epigenetic and multi-omics networks. Future research should employ integrative approaches to optimize miRNA-based strategies for sustainable agriculture in the context of climate change.

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Heat-Shock ResponseMicroRNAsCrops, AgriculturalGene Expression Regulation, PlantRNA, PlantMicroRNAsRNA, Plant

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PMID41031613
PMCPMC12486356

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