Gene silencing in plants using artificial microRNAs and other small RNAs

Plant Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 674-690

  Ossowski, Stephan ^a   Schwab, Rebecca ^a,b   Weigel, Detlef ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

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

Author keywords

Gene silencing; microRNA; miRNA; RNA interference; siRNA; Transgenic plants

Indexed keywords

GENE EXPRESSION; MICROARRAYS; TISSUE;

GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; TRANSGENIC PLANTS;

RNA;

MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANIMAL; ARABIDOPSIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; HUMAN; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ARABIDOPSIS; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 38949151063     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03328.x     Document Type: Review

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