RNA-mediated RNA degradation in transgene- and virus-induced gene silencing

Biological Chemistry

Volumn 383, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 1483-1489

  Metzlaff, Michael ^a  

^a Bayer sa nv Belgium   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Co suppression; Double stranded RNA; Post transcriptional gene silencing; RNA interference; RNA signaling; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; NUCLEIC ACID; VIRUS ENZYME; VIRUS RNA; RNA;

ANIMAL; COMPLEX FORMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONHUMAN; PLANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA PROCESSING; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS INDUCTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TRANSGENIC PLANT; VIROLOGY; VIRUS; VIRUS INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; TRANSPOSONS;

ANIMALS; FUNGI; GENE SILENCING; PLANTS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC; TRANSGENES; VIRAL INTERFERENCE; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUSES;

EID: 0036803792     PISSN: 14316730     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/BC.2002.170     Document Type: Review

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