Taming of transposable elements by homology-dependent gene silencing

Nature Genetics

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 209-212

  Jensen, Silke ^a   Gassama, Marie Pierre ^a   Heidmann, Thierry ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DNA TRANSPOSITION; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS GENE;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, LETHAL; MALE; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, NUCLEIC ACID; SEX FACTORS; TRANSGENES;

EID: 0032954098     PISSN: 10614036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/5997     Document Type: Article

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