Small RNAs - Secrets and surprises of the genome

Plant Journal

Volumn 61, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 941-958

  Chen, Xuemei ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

MicroRNA; RNA silencing; RNA directed DNA methylation; Small interfering RNAs; Virus

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS GENOME; BIOLOGICAL FUNCTIONS; CROP PLANTS; DNA METHYLATION; GENOMIC ERA; IN-PLANTS; MICRORNAS; MODE OF ACTION; PLANT BIOLOGY; PLANT GENOMES; PLANT SPECIES; POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL GENE SILENCING; RNA SILENCING; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; SMALL RNA;

ALKYLATION; CROPS; CYTOLOGY; DNA; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; METHYLATION; RNA; VIRUSES;

PLANTS (BOTANY);

PLANT RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; RNA INTERFERENCE;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENOME, PLANT; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

ARABIDOPSIS;

EID: 77950444157     PISSN: 09607412     EISSN: 1365313X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-313X.2009.04089.x     Document Type: Article

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