mir-172 microRNA precursor family
Identifiers
Symbolmir-172
RfamRF00452
miRBaseMI0000215
miRBase familyMIPF0000035
Other data
RNA typeGene; miRNA
Domain(s)Eukaryota
GOGO:0035195 GO:0035068
SOSO:0001244
PDB structuresPDBe

The mir-172 microRNA is thought to target mRNAs coding for APETALA2-like transcription factors.[1] It has been verified experimentally in the model plant, Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress).[2][3] The mature sequence is excised from the 3' arm of the hairpin.

References

  1. Jones-Rhoades, MW; Bartel DP (2004). "Computational Identification of Plant MicroRNAs and Their Targets, Including a Stress-Induced miRNA". Mol Cell. 14 (6): 787–799. doi:10.1016/j.molcel.2004.05.027. PMID 15200956.
  2. Park, W; Li J; Song R; Messing J; Chen X (2002). "CARPEL FACTORY, a Dicer homolog, and HEN1, a novel protein, act in microRNA metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana". Curr Biol. 12 (17): 1484–1495. doi:10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01017-5. PMC 5137372. PMID 12225663.
  3. Mette, MF; van der Winden J; Matzke M; Matzke AJ (2002). "Short RNAs can identify new candidate transposable element families in Arabidopsis". Plant Physiol. 130 (1): 6–9. doi:10.1104/pp.007047. PMC 1540252. PMID 12226481.

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