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Resetting of a tandem microRNA156 enables vegetative perennial growth in rice.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 19 Mar 2026
Dai Bingxin, Lv Danfeng, Chen Erwang, Gu Zhoulin, Guo Dongling, Li Yan, Zhang Yaoxin, Liu Kun, Wang Ahong, Zhao Qiang, Zhao Yan, Hou Qingqing, Wang Yongchun, Feng Qi, Fan Danlin, Zhou Congcong, Tian Qilin, Wang Zixuan, Wang Jia-Wei, Han Bin
Abstract excerpt
Annual cultivated rice was domesticated from perennial wild rice, yet the genetic mechanism of perennial growth habit remains unclear. Using introgression lines of wild and cultivated rice, we identified the Endless Branches and Tillers (EBT1) locus, comprising tandem microRNA156 genes (MIR156BC). This locus is responsible for floral reversion and vegetative propagation contributing to perennial growth in wild...
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