Unveiling the biosynthesis, mechanisms, and impacts of miRNAs in drought stress resilience in plants

Riyazuddin, Riyazuddin and Singh, Kalpita and Iqbal, Nadeem and Labhane, Nitin and Ramteke, Pramod and Singh, Vijay Pratap and Gupta, Ravi (2023) Unveiling the biosynthesis, mechanisms, and impacts of miRNAs in drought stress resilience in plants. PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY, 202. No.-107978. ISSN 0981-9428

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Abstract

Drought stress is one of the most serious threats to sustainable agriculture and is predicted to be further intensified in the coming decades. Therefore, understanding the mechanism of drought stress tolerance and the development of drought-resilient crops are the major goals at present. In recent years, noncoding microRNAs (miRNAs) have emerged as key regulators of gene expressions under drought stress conditions and are turning out to be the potential candidates that can be targeted to develop drought-resilient crops in the future. miRNAs are known to target and decrease the expression of various genes to govern the drought stress response in plants. In addition, emerging evidence also suggests a regulatory role of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in the regulation of miRNAs and the expression of their target genes by a process referred as miRNA sponging. In this review, we present the regulatory roles of miRNAs in the modulation of drought-responsive genes along with discussing their biosynthesis and action mechanisms. Additionally, the interactive roles of miRNAs with phytohormone signaling components have also been highlighted to present the global view of miRNA functioning under drought-stress conditions.

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