Improving rice grain shape through upstream ORF editing-mediated translation regulation
Qingqing Yang, Wenjie Zhu, Xu Tang, Yuechao Wu, Guanqing Liu, Dongsheng Zhao, Qiaoquan Liu, Yong Zhang, Tao Zhang
Abstract
Upregulating gene expression by disturbing or destroying the upstream ORF of target genes is an efficient strategy for improving rice grain traits.
Topics & Concepts
Open reading frameUpstream (networking)Reading (process)Frame (networking)Upstream open reading frameTranslation (biology)GeneComputer scienceDownstream (manufacturing)BiologyGeneticsMessenger RNALinguisticsBusinessComputer networkMarketingPeptide sequencePhilosophyCRISPR and Genetic EngineeringRNA and protein synthesis mechanismsRNA regulation and disease