Introns targeted by plant microRNAs: A possible novel mechanism of gene regulation

Rice

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-10

  Meng, Yijun ^a   Shao, Chaogang ^b   Ma, Xiaoxia ^a   Wang, Huizhong ^a  

^a HANGZHOU NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HUZHOU UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

DCL (Dicer like); Degradome; Intron; Phased small RNA; Plant microRNA; Pre mRNA (the precursor of messenger RNA); RDR (RNA dependent RNA polymerase)

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS; ARABIDOPSIS THALIANA; ORYZA SATIVA;

EID: 84885954081     PISSN: 19398425     EISSN: 19398433     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1939-8433-6-1     Document Type: Article

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