Mir-172 microRNA precursor family

The mir-172 microRNA is thought to target mRNAs coding for APETALA2-like transcription factors. [cite journal | last = Jones-Rhoades | first = MW | coauthors = Bartel DP | year = 2004 | title = Computational Identification of Plant MicroRNAs and Their Targets, Including a Stress-Induced miRNA | journal = Mol Cell | volume = 14 | pages = 787–799 | pmid = 15200956 | doi = 10.1016/j.molcel.2004.05.027] It has been verified experimentally in the model plant, "Arabidopsis thaliana" (mouse-ear cress). [cite journal | last = Park | first = W | coauthors = Li J, Song R, Messing J, Chen X | year = 2002 | title = CARPEL FACTORY, a Dicer homolog, and HEN1, a novel protein, act in microRNA metabolism in Arabidopsis thaliana | journal = Curr Biol | volume = 12 | pages = 1484–1495 | pmid = 12225663 | doi = 10.1016/S0960-9822(02)01017-5] [cite journal | last = Mette | first = MF | coauthors = van der Winden J, Matzke M, Matzke AJ | year = 2002 | title = Short RNAs can identify new candidate transposable element families in Arabidopsis | journal = Plant Physiol | volume = 130 | pages = 6–9 | pmid = 12226481 | doi = 10.1104/pp.007047] The mature sequence is excised from the 3' arm of the hairpin.

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* [http://microrna.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/sequences/mirna_entry.pl?acc=MI0000215 MI0000215]
* [http://microrna.sanger.ac.uk/cgi-bin/sequences/mirna_entry.pl?acc=MI0001139 MI0001139]