DNA methylation as a system of plant genomic immunity

Trends in Plant Science

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 320-326

  Kim, M Yvonne ^a   Zilberman, Daniel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TRANSPOSON;

DNA METHYLATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE SILENCING; GENETICS; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; PLANT; PLANT GENOME; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY; TRANSPOSON;

DNA METHYLATION; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENOME, PLANT; PLANTS; SYSTEMS BIOLOGY;

EID: 84899959246     PISSN: 13601385     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tplants.2014.01.014     Document Type: Review

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