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A role for the miR396/GRF network in specification of organ type during flower development, as supported by ectopic expression of Populus trichocarpa miR396c in transgenic tobacco.
Plant biology (Stuttgart, Germany) - 1 Sept 2013
Baucher M, Moussawi J, Vandeputte O M, Monteyne D, Mol A, Pérez-Morga D, El Jaziri M
Abstract excerpt
The MIR396 family, composed of ath-miR396a and ath-miR396b in Arabidopsis, is conserved among plant species and is known to target the Growth-Regulating Factor (GRF) gene family. ath-miR396 overexpressors or grf mutants are characterised by small and narrow leaves and show embryogenic defects such as cotyledon fusion. Heterologous expression of ath-miR396a has been reported in tobacco and resulted in reduction of...
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