Abstract:
:The discovery of hundreds of plant micro RNAs (miRNAs) has triggered much speculation about their potential roles in plant development. The search for plant genes involved in miRNA processing has revealed common factors such as DICER, and new molecules, including HEN1. Progress is also being made toward identifying miRNA target genes and understanding the mechanisms of miRNA-mediated gene regulation in plants. This work has lead to a reexamination of many previously characterized mutations that are now known to affect components or targets of miRNA-mediated pathways.
journal_name
Curr Opin Genet Devjournal_title
Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
Hunter C,Poethig RSdoi
10.1016/s0959-437x(03)00081-9subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2003-08-01 00:00:00pages
372-8issue
4eissn
0959-437Xissn
1879-0380pii
S0959437X03000819journal_volume
13pub_type
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
pub_type: 杂志文章,评审
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更新日期:2009-10-01 00:00:00
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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journal_title:Current opinion in genetics & development
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