Functional diversity of RNAi-associated sRNAs in fungi

International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Volumn 14, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 15348-15360

  Nicolás, Francisco E ^a,b   Ruiz Vázquez, Rosa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b Regional Campus of International Excellence 'Campus Mare Nostrum' ^*  (Spain)

Author keywords

esRNA; ex siRNA; Fungi; masiRNAs; milRNA; qiRNA; siRNA; sRNA

Indexed keywords

FUNGAL DNA; MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSFER RNA;

ASCOMYCETES; BIOGENESIS; CRYPHONECTRIA PARASITICA; CRYPTOCOCCUS NEOFORMANS; DNA DAMAGE; FUNGAL STRAIN; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HETEROCHROMATIN; HOST RESISTANCE; MAGNAPORTHE ORYZAE; MEIOSIS; MUCOR; MUCOR CIRCINELLOIDES; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; NONHUMAN; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRANSGENE; TRANSPOSON; WILD TYPE;

ANIMALS; CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; NEUROSPORA CRASSA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; YEASTS;

EID: 84880731577     PISSN: 16616596     EISSN: 14220067     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijms140815348     Document Type: Review

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