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Diversification of genes encoding mei2 -like RNA binding proteins in plants.
Plant molecular biology - 1 Mar 2004
Anderson Garrett H, Alvarez Nena D G, Gilman Carmel, Jeffares Daniel C, Trainor Vernon C W, Hanson Maureen R, Veit Bruce
Abstract excerpt
A predominantly plant-based family of genes encoding RNA binding proteins is defined by the presence of a highly conserved RNA binding motif first described in the mei2 gene of the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe. In silico analyses reveal nine mei2 -like genes in Arabidopsis thaliana and six in Oryza sativa. These predicted genes group into four distinct clades, based on overall sequence similarity and...
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