Systemic acquired silencing: Transgene-specific post-transcriptional silencing is transmitted by grafting from silenced stocks to non-silenced scions

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 15, 1997, Pages 4738-4745

  Palauqui, Jean Christophe ^a   Elmayan, Taline ^a   Pollien, Jean Marie ^a   Vaucheret, Hervé ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

Author keywords

Grafting; Post transcriptional gene silencing; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRITE REDUCTASE;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HIGHER PLANT; NONHUMAN; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILENCER GENE; TRANSGENE;

DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DNA, PLANT; GENE TRANSFER TECHNIQUES; GENES, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; NITRATE REDUCTASE; NITRATE REDUCTASES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TOBACCO;

EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0030875953     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.15.4738     Document Type: Article

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