A model for RNA-mediated gene silencing in higher plants

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 349-362

  Wassenegger, Michael ^a   Pélissier, Thiery ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense RNA; DNA methylation; RdRP template RNA (Rt RNA); RNA degradation; RNA directed RNA polymerase; Virus resistance

Indexed keywords

DISEASE RESISTANCE; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; HOMOLOGY DEPENDENT GENE SILENCING; MESSENGER RNA; POSTTRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; RNA MEDIATED VIRUS RESISTANCE; TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, PLANT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID;

EID: 0032080877     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005946720438     Document Type: Article

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