Identification and characterization of a novel hybrid upregulated long non-protein coding RNA in maize seedling roots

Plant Science

Volumn 179, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 356-363

  Xing, Guofang ^a,b   Guo, Ganggang ^a,b   Yao, Yingyin ^a,b   Peng, Huiru ^a,b   Sun, Qixin ^a,b   Ni, Zhongfu ^a,b  

^a CHINA AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b National Center for Plant Gene Research   (China)

Author keywords

Gene expression; Heterosis; Long non protein coding RNAs; Maize roots; Small RNAs

Indexed keywords

ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955422411     PISSN: 01689452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.plantsci.2010.06.008     Document Type: Article

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