Maternal control of Pol IV-dependent siRNAs in Arabidopsis endosperm

New Phytologist

Volumn 186, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 358-364

  Mosher, Rebecca A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Heterochromatin; Imprinting; RNA directed DNA methylation; RNA Polymerase IV; RNA silencing; Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs)

Indexed keywords

CHROMOSOME; FERTILIZATION (REPRODUCTION); GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOME; HERB; METHYLATION; NUCLEIC ACID; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ARABIDOPSIS; MAGNOLIOPHYTA;

DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE BETA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; ARTICLE; ENDOSPERM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GENOME IMPRINTING; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; DNA POLYMERASE BETA; ENDOSPERM; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENOMIC IMPRINTING; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 77954735322     PISSN: 0028646X     EISSN: 14698137     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8137.2009.03144.x     Document Type: Review

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