Rakhmetullina Aizhan1, Turasheva Svetlana2, Pyrkova Anna31SRI of biology and biotechnology problems Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan, zhanullina1994@gmail.com2SRI of biology and biotechnology problems Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan, svetlana.turasheva@kaznu.kz3SRI of biology and biotechnology problems Al-Farabi Kazakh National University Almaty, Kazakhstan, anna.pyrkova@kaznu.kz The miRNA binding sites with mRNA of genes encoding C2H2, ERF, GRAS transcription factors (TFs) were identified for Arabidopsis thaliana, Oryza sativa and Zea mays. The free energy (О”G) of interaction of miRNA with mRNA target genes, the maximum of free energy (О”Gm), the ratio О”G/О”Gm, and location of the potential binding sites were calculated using MirTarget program. In mRNA of C2H2, ERF, GRAS genes of all studied plants, miRNA binding sites were located in the protein-coding part (CDS) and 5’-untranslated region (5’UTR). The ath-miR5658-5p, ath-miR5021-5p, osa-miR2102-5p, osa-miR5075-3p had binding sites in mRNA of three studied families, with the value of О”G/О”Gm from 91% to 98%. The miR171a-3p had binding sites in mRNA GRAS transcription factors family of all studied plants, with the value of О”G/О”Gm equal 100%. The nucleotide sequences of ath-miR171a-3p, osa-miR171a-3p, and zma-miR171a-3p were similar, and their quantitative characteristics of interaction with mRNA of LOC_Os02g44360.1, GRMZM2G037792_P01, and AT2G45160.1 genes, were also similar. The obtained results indicate the dependence of expression TF of C2H2, ERF, GRAS families on miRNA.В В
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