Validation of RNAi silencing specificity using synthetic genes: Salicylic acid-binding protein 2 is required for innate immunity in plants

Plant Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 863-868

  Kumar, Dhirendra ^a,c   Gustafsson, Claes ^b   Klessig, Daniel F ^a  

^a United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service and Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant Research   (United States)

^b DNA20 Inc   (United States)

^c EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Off target effects; RNAi; Synthetic genes; Systemic acquired resistance

Indexed keywords

GENES; IMMUNOLOGY; PLANTS (BOTANY); PROTEINS;

OFF-TARGET EFFECTS; RNAI; SYNTHETIC GENES; SYSTEMIC ACQUIRED RESISTANCE;

RNA;

ESTERASE; SABP2 PROTEIN, NICOTIANA TABACUM; SYNTHETIC DNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; GENE; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETICS; IMMUNOLOGY; INNATE IMMUNITY; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE; TOBACCO;

ESTERASES; GENES, PLANT; GENES, SYNTHETIC; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; IMMUNITY, NATURAL; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; TOBACCO;

GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PROTEINS;

EID: 33644870718     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2005.02645.x     Document Type: Article

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