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Mir 172 microRNA precursor family

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Symbol
  
mir-172

miRBase
  
MI0000215

RNA type
  
Gene; miRNA

Rfam
  
RF00452

miRBase family
  
MIPF0000035

Domain(s)
  
Eukaryota

Mir-172 microRNA precursor family

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

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Mir-172 microRNA precursor family Wikipedia