Activation of systemic acquired silencing by localised introduction of DNA

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 59-66

  Palauqui, Jean Christophe ^a,b   Balzergue, Sandrine ^a  

^a CEMAGREF   (France)

^b NORWICH RESEARCH PARK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; DNA; GENE SILENCING; GENE TRANSFER; NITRATE REDUCTASE; PLANT GENETICS; RNA DEGRADATION; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED SILENCING; TOBACCO;

BRASSICA OLERACEA VAR. BOTRYTIS; CAULIFLOWER MOSAIC VIRUS; EMBRYOPHYTA; NIA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0033611491     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80016-5     Document Type: Article

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