MicroRNA regulation of gene expression in plants

Current Opinion in Plant Biology

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 512-520

  Dugas, Diana V ^a   Bartel, Bonnie ^a  

^a RICE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

AGO ARGONAUTE; ap2 apetela2; CUC1 CUP SHAPED COTYLEDON1; DCL DICER LIKE; dsRNA double stranded RNA; HD ZIP homeodomain leucine zipper; HEN1 HUA ENHANCER1; HYL1 HYPONASTIC LEAVES1; miR miRNA resistant; miRNA microRNA; nt nucleotide(s)

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOGENESIS; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; METABOLISM; PLANT; REVIEW;

ARABIDOPSIS; BIOGENESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PLANTS;

EMBRYOPHYTA; METAZOA;

EID: 4444383585     PISSN: 13695266     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pbi.2004.07.011     Document Type: Review

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