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The Diversification of Plant NBS-LRR Defense Genes Directs the Evolution of MicroRNAs That Target Them.
Molecular biology and evolution - 1 Oct 2016
Zhang Yu, Xia Rui, Kuang Hanhui, Meyers Blake C
Abstract excerpt
High expression of plant nucleotide binding site leucine-rich repeat (NBS-LRR) defense genes is often lethal to plant cells, a phenotype perhaps associated with fitness costs. Plants implement several mechanisms to control the transcript level of NBS-LRR defense genes. As negative transcriptional regulators, diverse miRNAs target NBS-LRRs in eudicots and gymnosperms. To understand the evolutionary benefits of...
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