Comprehensive protein-based artificial microRNA screens for effective gene silencing in plants

Plant Cell

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1507-1522

  Li, Jian Feng ^a,b   Chung, Hoo Sun ^a,b   Niu, Yajie ^a,b   Bush, Jenifer ^a,b   McCormack, Matthew ^a,b   Sheen, Jen ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; CATHARANTHUS ROSEUS; HELIANTHUS; HELIANTHUS ANNUUS; LYCOPERSICON ESCULENTUM; NICOTIANA BENTHAMIANA; NICOTIANA TABACUM; ORYZA SATIVA; ZEA MAYS;

EID: 84879487599     PISSN: 10404651     EISSN: 1532298X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1105/tpc.113.112235     Document Type: Article

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