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35 unusual facts about Oryza sativa


Mir-160 microRNA precursor family

In molecular biology, mir-160 is a microRNA that has been predicted or experimentally confirmed in a range of plant species including Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress) and Oryza sativa (rice).

Mir-395 microRNA precursor family

mir-395 is a non-coding RNA called a microRNA that was identified in both Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa computationally and was later experimentally verified.

Mir-399 microRNA precursor family

mir-399 is a microRNA that was identified in both Arabidopsis thaliana and Oryza sativa computationally and was later experimentally verified.

Small nucleolar RNA F1/F2/snoR5a

These three snoRNas identified in rice (Oryza sativa), called F1, F2 and snoR5a, belong to the H/ACA box class of snoRNAs as they have the predicted hairpin-hinge-hairpin-tail structure and has the conserved H/ACA-box motifs.

Small nucleolar RNA R12

snoR12 was identified by computational screen of the rice Oryza sativa genome and is predicted to acts as a methylation guide for 25S ribosomal RNA in plants.

Small nucleolar RNA R160

snoR160 was identified by computational screening of the rice Oryza sativa and is predicted to acts as a methylation guide for 25S ribosomal RNA in plants.

Small nucleolar RNA R41

snoR41 was identified by computational screening the rice Oryza sativa genome and is predicted to act as a methylation guide for 18S and 25S ribosomal RNA (rRNA).

Small nucleolar RNA R44/J54/Z268 family

These snoRNAs appear to be plant specific and were identified in Arabidopsis thaliana and rice Oryza sativa (snoRNAs Z268 and J54).

Small nucleolar RNA R66

snoR66 was identified by a computational screening of the rice Oryza sativa genome and is proposed to acts as a methylation guide for 18S ribosomal RNA in plants.

Small nucleolar RNA Z101

Plant snoRNA Z101 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z103

Plant snoRNA Z103 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z105

Plant snoRNA Z105 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z112

Plant snoRNA Z112 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z119

Plant snoRNA Z119 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z122

Plant snoRNA Z122 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z155

Plant snoRNA Z155 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z162

Plant snoRNA Z162 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z165

Plant snoRNA Z165 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z169

Plant snoRNA Z169 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z173

Plant snoRNA Z173 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z175

Plant snoRNA Z175 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z178

Plant snoRNA Z178 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z182

Plant snoRNA Z182 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z185

Plant snoRNA Z185 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z188

Plant snoRNA Z188 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z194

Plant snoRNA Z194 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z206

Plant snoRNA Z206 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z221

Plant snoRNA Z221 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z247

Plant snoRNA Z247 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z256

Plant snoRNA Z256 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z266

Plant snoRNA Z266 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z267

Plant snoRNA Z267 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z278

Plant snoRNA Z278 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Small nucleolar RNA Z279

Plant snoRNA Z279 was identified in a screen of Oryza sativa.

Tricin synthase

The enzymes from Oryza sativa (ROMT-15 and ROMT-17) catalyses the stepwise methylation of tricetin to its 3'-mono- and 3',5'-dimethyl ethers.


Hyeonmi cha

To make hyeonmi cha, brown rice (typically short-grain brown rice, Oryza sativa var. japonica) is washed, then roasted in a pot.

Mythimna separata

The larvae feed on a range of agricultural plants like Zea mays, Sorghum bicolor and Oryza sativa and are thus considered a pest.