Mir-408 microRNA precursor family explained

mir-408
Symbol:	mir-408
Rfam:	RF00690
Mirbase Family:	MIPF0000102
Rna Type:	microRNA
Tax Domain:	Eukaryota

In molecular biology mir-408 microRNA is a short RNA molecule. MicroRNAs function to regulate the expression levels of other genes by several mechanisms.

See also

• MicroRNA

Further reading

• Gao ZH, Wei JH, Yang Y, Zhang Z, Xiong HY, Zhao WT . Identification of conserved and novel microRNAs in Aquilaria sinensis based on small RNA sequencing and transcriptome sequence data . Gene . 505 . 1 . 167–75 . August 2012 . 22521867 . 10.1016/j.gene.2012.03.072 .
• Ren L, Tang G . Identification of sucrose-responsive microRNAs reveals sucrose-regulated copper accumulations in an SPL7-dependent and independent manner in Arabidopsis thaliana . Plant Science . 187 . 59–68 . May 2012 . 22404833 . 10.1016/j.plantsci.2012.01.014 .
• Trevisan S, Nonis A, Begheldo M, Manoli A, Palme K, Caporale G, Ruperti B, Quaggiotti S . Expression and tissue-specific localization of nitrate-responsive miRNAs in roots of maize seedlings . Plant, Cell & Environment . 35 . 6 . 1137–55 . June 2012 . 22211437 . 10.1111/j.1365-3040.2011.02478.x . free .
• Maunoury N, Vaucheret H . AGO1 and AGO2 act redundantly in miR408-mediated Plantacyanin regulation . PLOS ONE . 6 . 12 . e28729 . 2011 . 22174881 . 3236769 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0028729 . 2011PLoSO...628729M . Bendahmane . Mohammed . free .
• Xu Z, Zhong S, Li X, Li W, Rothstein SJ, Zhang S, Bi Y, Xie C . Genome-wide identification of microRNAs in response to low nitrate availability in maize leaves and roots . PLOS ONE . 6 . 11 . e28009 . 2011 . 22132192 . 3223196 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0028009 . 2011PLoSO...628009X . Moustafa . Ahmed . free .
• Lu S, Yang C, Chiang VL . Conservation and diversity of microRNA-associated copper-regulatory networks in Populus trichocarpa . Journal of Integrative Plant Biology . 53 . 11 . 879–91 . November 2011 . 22013976 . 10.1111/j.1744-7909.2011.01080.x .
• Gupta OP, Permar V, Koundal V, Singh UD, Praveen S . MicroRNA regulated defense responses in Triticum aestivum L. during Puccinia graminis f.sp. tritici infection . Molecular Biology Reports . 39 . 2 . 817–24 . February 2012 . 21633895 . 10.1007/s11033-011-0803-5 . 8640496 .
• Zhang H, He H, Wang X, Wang X, Yang X, Li L, Deng XW . Genome-wide mapping of the HY5-mediated gene networks in Arabidopsis that involve both transcriptional and post-transcriptional regulation . The Plant Journal . 65 . 3 . 346–58 . February 2011 . 21265889 . 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2010.04426.x .
• Zhou L, Liu Y, Liu Z, Kong D, Duan M, Luo L . Genome-wide identification and analysis of drought-responsive microRNAs in Oryza sativa . Journal of Experimental Botany . 61 . 15 . 4157–68 . October 2010 . 20729483 . 10.1093/jxb/erq237 . free .
• Shi R, Yang C, Lu S, Sederoff R, Chiang VL . Specific down-regulation of PAL genes by artificial microRNAs in Populus trichocarpa . Planta . 232 . 6 . 1281–8 . November 2010 . 20725738 . 10.1007/s00425-010-1253-3 . 19398203 .
• Book: Jia X, Mendu V, Tang G . 10.1007/978-1-60761-702-0_15 . An Array Platform for Identification of Stress-Responsive MicroRNAs in Plants . Plant Stress Tolerance . Methods in Molecular Biology . 639 . 253–269 . 2010 . 978-1-60761-701-3 . 20387051 .
• Trindade I, Capitão C, Dalmay T, Fevereiro MP, Santos DM . miR398 and miR408 are up-regulated in response to water deficit in Medicago truncatula . Planta . 231 . 3 . 705–16 . February 2010 . 20012085 . 10.1007/s00425-009-1078-0 . 12943657 .
• Yamasaki H, Hayashi M, Fukazawa M, Kobayashi Y, Shikanai T . SQUAMOSA Promoter Binding Protein-Like7 Is a Central Regulator for Copper Homeostasis in Arabidopsis . The Plant Cell . 21 . 1 . 347–61 . January 2009 . 19122104 . 2648088 . 10.1105/tpc.108.060137 .
• Abdel-Ghany SE, Pilon M . MicroRNA-mediated systemic down-regulation of copper protein expression in response to low copper availability in Arabidopsis . The Journal of Biological Chemistry . 283 . 23 . 15932–45 . June 2008 . 18408011 . 3259626 . 10.1074/jbc.M801406200 . free .