Small RNAs in angiosperm gametophytes: From epigenetics to gamete development

Genes and Development

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1081-1085

  Le Trionnaire, Gaël ^a   Twell, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ARIADNE; Embryo; Endosperm; Single fertilization; Small RNA; Ubiquitin ligase

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ANGIOSPERM; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL DIVISION; EPIGENETICS; FEMALE GAMETOPHYTE; GAMETOGENESIS; GENE SILENCING; GENOMIC INSTABILITY; GERM CELL; MALE GAMETOPHYTE; NONHUMAN; POLLEN DEVELOPMENT; POLLEN GERMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; TRANSPOSON;

ANGIOSPERMS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; GERM CELLS, PLANT; MICRORNAS; POLLEN; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

EID: 77953049784     PISSN: 08909369     EISSN: 15495477     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1101/gad.1936110     Document Type: Review

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