MicroRNA-targeted and small interfering RNA-mediated mRNA degradation is regulated by argonaute, dicer, and RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in Arabidopsis

Plant Cell

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 1559-1574

  Ronemus, Michael ^a   Vaughn, Matthew W ^a   Martienssen, Robert A ^a  

^a Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GENES; PLANTS (BOTANY);

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; GENE EXPRESSION; MICRORNA; MRNAS;

RNA;

DEGRADATION; ENZYMES; GENES; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 33745804463     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.106.042127     Document Type: Article

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