Homology-dependent gene silencing in transgenic plants: epistatic silencing loci contain multiple copies of methylated transgenes

MGG Molecular & General Genetics

Volumn 244, Issue 3, 1994, Pages 219-229

  Matzke, A J M ^a   Neuhuber, F ^a   Park, Y D ^a   Ambros, P F ^b   Matzke, M A ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

^b ST ANNA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Austria)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigene conversion; Homology dependent gene silencing; Methylation induced premeiotically (MIP); Trans inactivation

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED DNA;

ARTICLE; CELL TRANSFORMATION; DNA METHYLATION; DNA STRUCTURE; GENE ACTIVATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SOUTHERN BLOTTING; TRANSACTIVATION; TRANSGENE;

ALLELES; AMINO ACID OXIDOREDUCTASES; CHROMOSOME MAPPING; DNA MODIFICATION METHYLASES; EPISTASIS, GENETIC; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, PLANT; GENES, REGULATOR; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; METHYLATION; MODELS, GENETIC; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; TOBACCO;

EID: 0027984781     PISSN: 00268925     EISSN: 16174623     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00285449     Document Type: Article

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