Repeat-induced gene silencing: Common mechanisms in plants fungi

Biological Chemistry Hoppe-Seyler

Volumn 377, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 87-95

  Meyer, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cosuppression; Dna methylation; MIP; Paramutation; Repeat induced gene silencing; RIP; Transinactivation

Indexed keywords

REPETITIVE DNA; RNA;

CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; DNA METHYLATION; FUNGUS; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, FUNGAL; GENES, PLANT; REPETITIVE SEQUENCES, NUCLEIC ACID;

ASCOBOLUS IMMERSUS; FUNGI; NEUROSPORA CRASSA;

EID: 0029981770     PISSN: 01773593     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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