Specific RNA Interference in psbP Genes Encoded by a Multigene Family in Nicotiana tabacum with a Short 3′-Untranslated Sequence

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 107-113

  Ifuku, Kentaro ^a   Yamamoto, Yumiko ^a   Sato, Fumihiko ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gene family; Nicotiana tabacum; Psbp; RNA interference; Small interfering RNA

Indexed keywords

EMBRYOPHYTA; EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PLANT RNA;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; MULTIGENE FAMILY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

3' UNTRANSLATED REGIONS; BASE SEQUENCE; ELECTROPHORESIS, POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL; GENES, PLANT; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MULTIGENE FAMILY; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, PLANT; TOBACCO; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 0042853395     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: 13476947     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.107     Document Type: Article

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