IC4R012-miRNA-2009-20017947
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Project Title
- Over-expression of miR172 causes loss of spikelet determinacy and floral organ abnormalities in rice (Oryza sativa)
The Background of This Project
- 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 repression. Dozens of miRNA families have been identified in rice, 21 of which are conserved between rice and Arabidopsis. miR172 is a conserved miRNA family which has been shown to regulate expression of APETALA2 (AP2)-like transcription factors in Arabidopsis and maize. The rice genome encodes five AP2-like genes predicted to be targets of miR172. To determine whether these rice AP2-like genes are regulated by miR172 and investigate the function of the target genes, the researchers studied the effect of over-expressing two members of the miR172 family on rice plant development.
Plant Culture & Treatment
Illumina sequencing
Research Findings
Labs working on this Project
- CSIRO Plant Industry, GPO Box 1600, Canberra, ACT 2601, Australia
Corresponding Author
- Qian-Hao Zhu:qianhao.zhu@csiro.au & Narayana M Upadhyaya:narayana.upadhyaya@csiro.au & Frank Gubler: frank.gubler@csiro.au & Chris A Helliwell:chris.helliwell@csiro.au
