De novo methylation and co-suppression induced by a cytoplasmically replicating plant RNA virus

EMBO Journal

Volumn 17, Issue 21, 1998, Pages 6385-6393

  Jones, A Louise ^a   Thomas, Carole L ^a   Maule, Andrew J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Co suppression; Diffusible signal; Meristem; Methylation; RNA virus

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PLANT DNA;

ARTICLE; CYTOPLASM; DIFFUSION; DNA METHYLATION; HOST RESISTANCE; MITOSIS; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA VIRUS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIRUS REPLICATION;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MERISTEM; MOSAIC VIRUSES; PEAS; PLANT VIRUSES; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA VIRUSES; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, VIRAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 0032476597     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/emboj/17.21.6385     Document Type: Article

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