RNA-mediated gene silencing

Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences

Volumn 60, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 871-882

  Pickford, A S ^a   Cogoni, C ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chromatin remodelling; Dicer; Post transcriptional gene silencing; RdDM; RISC; SiRNA; StRNA; Systemic RNA silencing

Indexed keywords

DICER; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; ENDONUCLEASE; ENZYME; MESSENGER RNA; RNA; RNA DERIVATIVE; RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL TEMPORAL RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BACTERIAL GENETICS; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN; CYTOPLASM; DEVELOPMENTAL GENETICS; DNA METHYLATION; DNA MODIFICATION; ENZYME ACTIVITY; ENZYME STRUCTURE; FUNGAL GENETICS; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE ISOLATION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; GENETIC CODE; HOST RESISTANCE; HUMAN; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PLANT GENETICS; PROMOTER REGION; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA SYNTHESIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SILENCER GENE; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENE; VIRUS VIRULENCE;

ANIMALIA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EMBRYOPHYTA; FUNGI;

EID: 0038715736     PISSN: 1420682X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00018-003-2245-2     Document Type: Review

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