Size constraints for targeting post-transcriptional gene silencing and for RNA-directed methylation in Nicotiana benthamiana using a potato virus X vector

Plant Journal

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 417-425

  Thomas, Carole L ^a   Jones, Louise ^b   Baulcombe, David C ^b   Maule, Andrew J ^a  

^a JOHN INNES CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Homology; Methylation; Minimal size; Post transcriptional gene silencing; Small RNAs; Transgenes

Indexed keywords

CYTOSINE; DNA METHYLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; MESSENGER RNA; POTATO VIRUS X; REPORTER GENE; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SEQUENCE; TRANSGENE; VIRUS RNA; VIRUS VECTOR;

BIODEGRADATION; CYTOLOGY; GENETIC ENGINEERING; RNA; VIRUSES;

METHYLATION;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DNA METHYLATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VECTORS; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; PLANTS, TOXIC; POTEXVIRUS; RNA, PLANT; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES;

ANIMALIA; EMBRYOPHYTA; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; POTATO VIRUS X; RNA VIRUSES; SOLANUM TUBEROSUM;

EID: 0035077189     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2001.00976.x     Document Type: Article

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