RNA silencing in plants: A shortcut to functional analysis

Differentiation

Volumn 72, Issue 2-3, 2004, Pages 65-73

  Horiguchi, Gorou ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

Author keywords

dsRNA; Inverted repeat; Reverse genetics; RNA silencing; siRNA

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; RNA; MICRORNA;

GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; NONHUMAN; PLANT GENETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA SEQUENCE; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PLANT; RNA INTERFERENCE; STATISTICS;

GENETIC VECTORS; MICRORNAS; PLANTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 4344655922     PISSN: 03014681     EISSN: 14320436     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-0436.2004.07202005.x     Document Type: Review

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