Inadvertent gene silencing of argininosuccinate synthase (bcass1) in Botrytis cinerea by the pLOB1 vector system

Molecular Plant Pathology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 613-624

  Patel, Risha M ^a   Van Kan, Jan A L ^b   Bailey, Andy M ^a   Foster, Gary D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; MESSENGER RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOASSAY; BOTRYTIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENZYMOLOGY; FUNGAL GENE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE LOCUS; GENE SILENCING; GENE VECTOR; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC TRANSFORMATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOGENICITY; PLANT LEAF; REPRODUCIBILITY; VIRULENCE;

ARGININE; ARGININOSUCCINATE SYNTHASE; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; BOTRYTIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENE SILENCING; GENES, FUNGAL; GENETIC COMPLEMENTATION TEST; GENETIC LOCI; GENETIC VECTORS; PLANT LEAVES; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RNA, MESSENGER; TRANSFORMATION, GENETIC; VIRULENCE;

BOTRYOTINIA FUCKELIANA; DERRIS TRIFOLIATA; EMERICELLA NIDULANS; FRAGARIA X ANANASSA; FUNGI; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; PHASEOLUS VULGARIS; VITACEAE;

EID: 77955244723     PISSN: 14646722     EISSN: 13643703     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1364-3703.2010.00632.x     Document Type: Article

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