RNA interference as a new biotechnological tool for the control of virus diseases in plants

Virus Research

Volumn 102, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 85-96

  Tenllado, Francisco ^a   Llave, César ^a   Díaz Ruíz, José Ramón ^a  

^a CENTRO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Double stranded RNA; Plant protection; Post transcriptional gene silencing; RNA interference; Virus diseases

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA;

CROP; CYTOPLASM; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT BIOTECHNOLOGY; PLANT CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; RNA DEGRADATION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SPLICING; SAFETY; SYSTEM ANALYSIS; TRANSGENE; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS INFECTION; VIRUS REPLICATION; VIRUS RESISTANCE;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; PROTOZOA;

EID: 1842478940     PISSN: 01681702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.virusres.2004.01.019     Document Type: Article

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