RNA silencing as a plant immune system against viruses

Trends in Genetics

Volumn 17, Issue 8, 2001, Pages 449-459

  Voinnet, Olivier ^a  

^a SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NUCLEOTIDE;

ANTIVIRAL ACTIVITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; HIGHER PLANT; HOST RESISTANCE; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MOLECULE; NONHUMAN; PLANT VIRUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEINS; LUMINESCENT PROTEINS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANT DISEASES; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; SUPPRESSION, GENETIC;

EID: 0035425379     PISSN: 01689525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0168-9525(01)02367-8     Document Type: Review

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