A member of the polymerase β nucleotidyltransferase superfamily is required for RNA interference in C. elegans

Current Biology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 378-383

  Chen, Chun Chieh G ^a   Simard, Martin J ^a   Tabara, Hiroaki ^b   Brownell, Daniel R ^a   McCollough, Jennifer A ^a   Mello, Craig C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS;

EID: 13944268761     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.009     Document Type: Article

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