BMC Plant Biology

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Identification of novel and candidate miRNAs in rice by high throughput sequencing

Ramanjulu Sunkar1*, Xuefeng Zhou2, Yun Zheng2, Weixiong Zhang2 and Jian-Kang Zhu3*

Author Affiliations

1 Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, OK 74078, USA

2 Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Washington University in St. Louis, 1 Brookings Drive, St Louis MO 63130, USA

3 Department of Botany and Plant Sciences, University of California, Riverside, CA 92521, USA

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BMC Plant Biology 2008, 8:25 doi:10.1186/1471-2229-8-25

Published: 29 February 2008

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Predicted fold-back structures using precursor sequences of newly identified miRNAs in rice. Predicted fold-back structures using precursor sequences of newly identified miRNAs in rice.

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Predicted targets for the newly identified putative miRNAs in rice. Predicted targets for the newly identified putative miRNAs in rice

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Schematic representation of the procedure used to identify new miRNAs in rice. Schematic representation of the procedure used to identify new miRNAs in rice

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