A transcriptionally active state is required for post-transcriptional silencing (Cosuppression) of nitrate reductase host genes and transgenes

Plant Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 8, 1997, Pages 1495-1504

  Vaucheret, Hervé ^a   Nussaume, Laurent ^a,b   Palauqui, Jean Christophe ^a   Quilléré, Isabelle ^a   Elmayan, Taline ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b IRFM   (France)

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EID: 0031412527     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.9.8.1495     Document Type: Article

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