RNA-silencing enzymes Pol IV and Pol V in maize: More than one flavor?

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 5, Issue 11, 2009, Pages

  Pikaard, Craig S ^a,b   Tucker, Sarah ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; RNA POLYMERASE IV; RNA POLYMERASE V; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA METHYLATION; GENE SILENCING; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ZEA MAYS;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA POLYMERASE BETA; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA INTERFERENCE; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 73649130943     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1000736     Document Type: Review

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