Efficient silencing of endogenous microRNAs using artificial microRNAs in Arabidopsis thaliana

Molecular Plant

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 157-170

  Eamens, Andrew L ^a,b   Agius, Claire ^a   Smith, Neil A ^a   Waterhouse, Peter M ^a,b   Wang, Ming Bo ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Artificial microRNA; MicroRNA; RNA silencing

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA;

EID: 79551552779     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssq061     Document Type: Article

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