Over-expression of miR172 causes loss of spikelet determinacy and floral organ abnormalities in rice (<it>Oryza sativa</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Regulation of gene expression by microRNAs (miRNAs) plays a crucial role in many developmental and physiological processes in plants. miRNAs act to repress expression of their target genes via mRNA cleavage or translational repressio...

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Main Authors: Gubler Frank, Upadhyaya Narayana M, Zhu Qian-Hao, Helliwell Chris A
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-12-01
Series:BMC Plant Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2229/9/149