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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Illumina HiSeq 2000
ORGANISM(S): Oryza sativa Japonica Group
SUBMITTER: Yu-Chan Zhang
PROVIDER: E-MTAB-4429 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Nature biotechnology 20130721 9
Increasing grain yields is a major focus of crop breeders around the world. Here we report that overexpression of the rice microRNA (miRNA) OsmiR397, which is naturally highly expressed in young panicles and grains, enlarges grain size and promotes panicle branching, leading to an increase in overall grain yield of up to 25% in a field trial. To our knowledge, no previous report has shown a positive regulatory role of miRNA in the control of plant seed size and grain yield. We determined that Os ...[more]