Consistent gene silencing in transgenic plants expressing a replicating potato virus X RNA

EMBO Journal

Volumn 16, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3675-3684

  Angell, Susan M ^a   Baulcombe, David C ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gene silencing; Potato virus X; Transformed tobacco plants; Virus replication; Virus resistance

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCURONIDASE; COAT PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; VIRUS RNA;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SILENCER GENE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRAL GENETICS; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

CLONING, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, VIRAL; GENES, REPORTER; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PLANTS, TOXIC; POTEXVIRUS; RNA, VIRAL; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

NICOTIANA OBTUSIFOLIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; POTATO VIRUS X; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0030927776     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/16.12.3675     Document Type: Article

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