Paramutation in maize: RNA mediated trans-generational gene silencing

Current Opinion in Genetics and Development

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-163

  Arteaga Vazquez, Mario Alberto ^a   Chandler, Vicki Lynn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

RNA POLYMERASE; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; PLANT RNA; VEGETABLE PROTEIN;

ARABIDOPSIS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENE SILENCING; MAIZE; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PLANT DEVELOPMENT; PLANT GENETICS; PLANT GENOME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TANDEM REPEAT; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ALLELE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MUTATION;

ANIMALIA; FUNGI; ZEA MAYS;

ALLELES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; MODELS, GENETIC; MUTATION; PLANT PROTEINS; RNA, PLANT; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 77955482238     PISSN: 0959437X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2010.01.008     Document Type: Review

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