Gene silencing by artificial microRNAs in Chlamydomonas: TECHNICAL ADVANCE

Plant Journal

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 157-164

  Zhao, Tao ^a   Wang, Wei ^a,b   Bai, Xue ^a,b   Qi, Yijun ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

^b PEKING UNION MEDICAL COLLEGE   (China)

Author keywords

Functional genomics; MiRNA; Reverse genetics; RNA interference; SiRNA

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; MICRORNA; PLANT RNA; RNA PRECURSOR;

ARTICLE; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PLANT GENE; PLASMID; PROMOTER REGION; RNA CLEAVAGE;

CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE KNOCKDOWN TECHNIQUES; GENE SILENCING; GENES, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PHENOTYPE; PLASMIDS; PROMOTER REGIONS, GENETIC; RNA CLEAVAGE; RNA PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, PLANT; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC;

CHLAMYDOMONAS; CHLAMYDOMONAS REINHARDTII; CHLOROPHYTA;

EID: 63349106223     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2008.03758.x     Document Type: Article

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