The capacity of transgenic tobacco to send a systemic RNA silencing signal depends on the nature of the inducing transgene locus

Plant Journal

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 82-92

  Mallory, Allison C ^a,b   Mlotshwa, Sizolwenkosi ^a   Bowman, Lewis H ^a   Vance, Vicki B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b WHITEHEAD INSTITUTE FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

HC Pro; Inverted repeat; Post transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS); RNA interference (RNAi); siRNA; Systemic silencing

Indexed keywords

BIOASSAY; RNA; TOBACCO;

TRANSGENIC TOBACCO;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GLUCURONIDASE; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; TOBACCO; TRANSGENES; TRANSPLANTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 0037967527     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-313X.2003.01785.x     Document Type: Article

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