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MicroProteins: small size - big impact

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MicroProteins : small size - big impact. / Eguen, Teinai Ebimienere; Straub, Daniel; Graeff, Moritz; Wenkel, Stephan.

In: Trends in Plant Science, Vol. 20, No. 8, 2015, p. 477–482.

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Eguen, TE, Straub, D, Graeff, M & Wenkel, S 2015, 'MicroProteins: small size - big impact', Trends in Plant Science, vol. 20, no. 8, pp. 477–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.05.011

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Eguen, T. E., Straub, D., Graeff, M., & Wenkel, S. (2015). MicroProteins: small size - big impact. Trends in Plant Science, 20(8), 477–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.05.011

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Eguen TE, Straub D, Graeff M, Wenkel S. MicroProteins: small size - big impact. Trends in Plant Science. 2015;20(8):477–482. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tplants.2015.05.011

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Eguen, Teinai Ebimienere ; Straub, Daniel ; Graeff, Moritz ; Wenkel, Stephan. / MicroProteins : small size - big impact. In: Trends in Plant Science. 2015 ; Vol. 20, No. 8. pp. 477–482.

Bibtex

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abstract = "MicroProteins (miPs) are short, usually single-domain proteins that, in analogy to miRNAs, heterodimerize with their targets and exert a dominant-negative effect. Recent bioinformatic attempts to identify miPs have resulted in a list of potential miPs, many of which lack the defining characteristics of a miP. In this opinion article, we clearly state the characteristics of a miP as evidenced by known proteins that fit the definition; we explain why modulatory proteins misrepresented as miPs do not qualify as true miPs. We also discuss the evolutionary history of miPs, and how the miP concept can extend beyond transcription factors (TFs) to encompass different non-TF proteins that require dimerization for full function.",

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RIS

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AU - Graeff, Moritz

AU - Wenkel, Stephan

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DO - 10.1016/j.tplants.2015.05.011

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