Virus-induced gene silencing and its application in plant functional genomics

Science China Life Sciences

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 99-108

  Huang, Chang Jun ^a   Qian, Ya Juan ^a   Li, Zheng He ^a   Zhou, Xue Ping ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

gene expression; gene function; virus induced gene silencing

Indexed keywords

SMALL INTERFERING RNA; VIRUS RNA;

GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; PLANT VIRUS; REVERSE GENETICS; REVIEW; VIROLOGY;

GENE SILENCING; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT VIRUSES; PLANTS; REVERSE GENETICS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA, VIRAL;

EID: 84863233422     PISSN: 16747305     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11427-012-4280-4     Document Type: Review

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