The effects of spacer sequences on silencing efficiency of plant RNAi vectors

Plant Cell Reports

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 651-659

  Hirai, Sayaka ^a   Oka, Shin Ichiro ^a   Adachi, Eri ^a   Kodama, Hiroaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Binary vector; Hairpin construct; RNA interference; Spacer; Transgenic plant

Indexed keywords

ENZYMES; GENE EXPRESSION; LIPIDS; PLANTS (BOTANY); VECTORS;

BINARY VECTOR; HAIRPIN CONSTRUCT; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

RNA;

SPACER DNA;

ARTICLE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; INTRON; PROMOTER REGION; RNA INTERFERENCE; TOBACCO; TRANSGENIC PLANT;

DNA, INTERGENIC; GENETIC VECTORS; INTRONS; PLANTS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; PROMOTER REGIONS (GENETICS); RNA INTERFERENCE; TOBACCO;

ENZYMES; GENES; LIPIDS; NUCLEIC ACIDS; PLANTS; SPACERS;

EUKARYOTA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34247608852     PISSN: 07217714     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00299-006-0277-4     Document Type: Article

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