Non-cell-autonomous RNA silencing spread in plants

Botanical Studies

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 129-136

  Uddin, Mohammad Nazim ^a   Kim, Jae Yean ^a  

^a Gyeongsang National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Cell to cell; Plasmodesmata; PTGS; RNAi; Silencing spread

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; FUNGI;

EID: 79958046955     PISSN: 1817406X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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