Identification and characterization of small RNAs from the phloem of Brassica napus

Plant Journal

Volumn 53, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 739-749

  Buhtz, Anja ^a   Springer, Franziska ^a   Chappell, Louise ^b   Baulcombe, David C ^b   Kehr, Julia ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF MOLECULAR PLANT PHYSIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b SAINSBURY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Brassica napus; Copper starvation; microRNA; Phloem sap; Phosphate starvation; Sulphur starvation

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; PHLOEM; RAPESEED; XYLEM;

BRASSICA NAPUS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PHLOEM; RNA, PLANT; XYLEM;

BRASSICA NAPUS;

EID: 41849084853     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2007.03368.x     Document Type: Article

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