Ectopic 5' splice sites inhibit gene expression by engaging RNA surveillance and silencing pathways in plants

Plant Physiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 955-965

  Wypijewski, Krzysztof ^a   Hornyik, Csaba ^b   Shaw, Jane A ^b   Stephens, Jennifer ^b   Goraczniak, Rafal ^c   Gunderson, Samuel I ^c   Lacomme, Christophe ^b,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUNDEE   (United Kingdom)

^b SCOTTISH CROP RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^c RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^e Science and Advice for Scottish Agriculture   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 70349634013     PISSN: 00320889     EISSN: 15322548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1104/pp.109.139733     Document Type: Article

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