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Oryza sativa dicer-like4 reveals a key role for small interfering RNA silencing in plant development.
The Plant cell - 1 Sept 2007
Liu Bin, Chen Zhiyu, Song Xianwei, Liu Chunyan, Cui Xia, Zhao Xianfeng, Fang Jun, Xu Wenying, Zhang Huiyong, Wang Xiujie, Chu Chengcai, Deng Xingwang, Xue Yongbiao, Cao Xiaofeng
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) are two classes of small regulatory RNAs derived from different types of precursors and processed by distinct Dicer or Dicer-like (DCL) proteins. During evolution, four Arabidopsis thaliana DCLs and six rice (Oryza sativa) DCLs (Os DCLs) appear to have acquired specialized functions. The Arabidopsis DCLs are well characterized, but those in rice remain largely...
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