MicroRNAs in the moss Physcomitrella patens

Plant Molecular Biology

Volumn 80, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 55-65

  Arazi, Tzahi ^a  

^a VOLCANI CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

AGO1; DCL1; Development; Evolution; Gametophyte; MicroRNA; Moss; Physcomitrella patens; Stress

Indexed keywords

MICRORNA; PLANT RNA;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; BRYOPSIDA; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION;

BRYOPSIDA; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; MODELS, GENETIC; RNA, PLANT;

BRYOPHYTA; EMBRYOPHYTA; MAGNOLIOPHYTA; PHYSCOMITRELLA; PHYSCOMITRELLA PATENS;

EID: 84865429035     PISSN: 01674412     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11103-011-9761-5     Document Type: Article

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