Wei-Bo Xu, Qian-Huan Guo, Peng Liu, Shuang Dai, Chang-Ai Wu, Guo-Dong Yang, Jin-Guang Huang, Shi-Zhong Zhang, Jian-Min Song, Cheng-Chao Zheng, Kang Yan
Increasing evidence indicates a strong correlation between the deposition of cuticular waxes and drought tolerance. However, the precise regulatory mechanism remains elusive. Here, we conducted a comprehensive transcriptome analysis of two wheat (Triticum aestivum) near-isogenic lines, the glaucous line G-JM38 rich in cuticular waxes and the non-glaucous line NG-JM31. We identified 85,143 protein-coding mRNAs, 4,485 lncRNAs, and 1,130 miRNAs. Using the lncRNA-miRNA-mRNA network and endogenous target mimic (eTM) prediction, we discovered that lncRNA35557 acted as an eTM for the miRNA tae-miR6206, effectively preventing tae-miR6206 from cleaving the NAC transcription factor gene TaNAC018...
April 10, 2024: Plant Molecular Biology