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SUBMITTER: Zhan X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3497810 | biostudies-other | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Zhan Xiangqiang X Wang Bangshing B Li Hongjiang H Liu Renyi R Kalia Rajwant K RK Zhu Jian-Kang JK Chinnusamy Viswanathan V
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20121015 44
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are important for plant development and stress responses. However, factors regulating miRNA metabolism are not completely understood. SICKLE (SIC), a proline-rich protein critical for development and abiotic stress tolerance of Arabidopsis, was identified in this study. Loss-of-function sic-1 mutant plants exhibited a serrated, sickle-like leaf margin, reduced height, delayed flowering, and abnormal inflorescence phyllotaxy, which are common characteristics of mutants involved ...[more]