Post-transcriptional β-1,3-glucanase gene silencing involves increased transcript turnover that is translation-independent

Plant Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 885-893

  Jacobs, John J M R ^a   Litière, Katia ^a   Van Dijk, Victor ^a   Van Eldik, Gerben J ^a   Van Montagu, Marc ^a   Cornelissen, Marc ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b Bayer Cropscience Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA PLUMBAGINIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030733099     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.1997.12040885.x     Document Type: Article

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