# Thinking outside the ORF: UTR editing enables the functional characterization of essential ribosomal protein

**Authors:** Alyssa Kearly

PMC · DOI: 10.1093/plphys/kiag051 · Plant Physiology · 2026-02-27

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- **Genes:** RPL3B (R-protein L3 B) [NCBI Gene 842454] {aka ARABIDOPSIS RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN 2, ARP2, R-protein L3 B, RIBOSOMAL PROTEIN L3, T25B24.7, T25B24_7}, RP1 (ribosomal protein 1) [NCBI Gene 840916] {aka ARP1, F1I21.1, F1I21_1, RPL3A, emb2207, embryo defective 2207}
- **Diseases:** embryonic (MESH:D018236), reproductive defects (MESH:D060737), developmental (MESH:C567924), embryonic lethality (MESH:D020964)
- **Species:** Arabidopsis thaliana (mouse-ear cress, species) [taxon 3702]

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