Identification of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase in drosophila establishes a common theme in RNA silencing

Fly

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 30-35

  Lipardi, Concetta ^a   Paterson, Bruce M ^a  

^a NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Elongator; Endo siRNAs; Genome defense; Immunity; Transposon suppression

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; EUKARYOTA; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE;

EID: 77952683164     PISSN: 19336934     EISSN: 19336942     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4161/fly.4.1.10777     Document Type: Article

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