Epigenetic silencing of plant transgenes as a consequence of diverse cellular defence responses

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 94-103

  Matzke, M A ^a   Matzke, A J M ^a  

^a ERICH SCHMID INSTITUTE OF MATERIALS SCIENCE   (Austria)

Author keywords

Cosuppression; DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Gene silencing; Isochores; Paramutation; trans inactivation; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

DNA; RNA;

DNA BASE COMPOSITION; DNA METHYLATION; GENE REPRESSION; HOST RESISTANCE; MEIOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT; POSITION EFFECT; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA METABOLISM; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; TRANSGENIC PLANT; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

CELL SURVIVAL; DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0031984277     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s000180050128     Document Type: Review

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