Methodological framework for functional characterization of plant microRNAs

Journal of Experimental Botany

Volumn 61, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 2271-2280

  Chen, Ming ^a   Meng, Yijun ^a   Mao, Chuanzao ^a   Chen, Dijun ^a   Wu, Ping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Cloning; Downstream; Experiment; Methodology; MicroRNAs; Plant; Upstream

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA;

BIOLOGY; CHEMISTRY; EVALUATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC PROCEDURES; GENETICS; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PLANT; REVIEW;

COMPUTATIONAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENETIC TECHNIQUES; MICRORNAS; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77952974797     PISSN: 00220957     EISSN: 14602431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jxb/erq087     Document Type: Review

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