A transient RNA interference assay system using Arabidopsis protoplasts

Bioscience, Biotechnology and Biochemistry

Volumn 67, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 2674-2677

  Chung Il, An ^a   Sawada, Aki ^a   Fukusaki, Ei Ichiro ^a   Kobayashi, Akio ^a  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arabidopsis thaliana; Double stranded RNA; Protoplasts; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; PRIMER DNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PROTOPLAST; REPORTER GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; CELLS, CULTURED; DNA PRIMERS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; GENETIC VECTORS; PROTOPLASTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; TRANSFECTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA;

EID: 4544327679     PISSN: 09168451     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1271/bbb.67.2674     Document Type: Article

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