RNA silencing in Chlamydomonas: Mechanisms and tools

Current Genetics

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 69-84

  Schroda, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antisense; Argonaute; Chlamydomonas genome sequence; Inverted repeat; PTGS; RNAi

Indexed keywords

ALGAL RNA; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; SINGLE STRANDED RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ALGAL GENETICS; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; DOWN REGULATION; EXPRESSED SEQUENCE TAG; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LIBRARY; GENE SILENCING; GENE TARGETING; INVERTED REPEAT; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ALGAE; CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII;

EID: 31444448895     PISSN: 01728083     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00294-005-0042-1     Document Type: Review

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