Homology-dependent gene silencing in Paramecium

Molecular Biology of the Cell

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 931-943

  Ruiz, Françoise ^a   Vayssié, Laurence ^a   Klotz, Catherine ^a   Sperling, Linda ^a   Madeddu, Luisa ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MICROINJECTION; MORPHOGENESIS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; PARAMECIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SILENCER GENE;

PARAMECIUM;

EID: 0031898646     PISSN: 10591524     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1091/mbc.9.4.931     Document Type: Article

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