Silencing RNA-directed RNA polymerase 2 increases the susceptibility of Nicotiana attenuata to UV in the field and in the glasshouse

Plant Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 845-862

  Pandey, Shree P ^a   Baldwin, Ian T ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Nicotiana attenuata; Phenolics; RdR2; RNA directed RNA polymerase; Transcriptional regulation; UV B protection

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PROTEOMICS; RADIATION EXPOSURE; TOBACCO; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

BASE SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; GENE SILENCING; PROTEOMICS; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, MESSENGER; TOBACCO; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS;

MANDUCA SEXTA; NICOTIANA ATTENUATA;

EID: 44349135025     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03450.x     Document Type: Article

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