Preferential spreading of RNA silencing into the 3′ downstream region of the transgene in tobacco

Journal of Plant Biology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 227-232

  Oka, Shin Ichiro ^a   Hirai, Sayaka ^a   Kwan, Sam Choi ^b   Kodama, Hiroaki ^a  

^a CHIBA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Chungnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

3 fatty acid desaturase; RdRP; Secondary siRNA; Transitive RNAi

Indexed keywords

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 45149091103     PISSN: 12269239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03030703     Document Type: Article

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