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Arabidopsis paralogous genes RPL23aA and RPL23aB encode functionally equivalent proteins.
BMC plant biology - 8 Oct 2020
Xiong Wei, Chen Xiangze, Zhu Chengxin, Zhang Jiancong, Lan Ting, Liu Lin, Mo Beixin, Chen Xuemei
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BACKGROUND: In plants, each ribosomal protein (RP) is encoded by a small gene family but it is largely unknown whether the family members are functionally diversified. There are two RPL23a paralogous genes (RPL23aA and RPL23aB) encoding cytoplasmic ribosomal proteins in Arabidopsis thaliana. Knock-down of RPL23aA using RNAi impeded growth and led to morphological abnormalities, whereas knock-out of RPL23aB had no...
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