Non-coding RNA transcription and RNA-directed DNA methylation in arabidopsis

Molecular Plant

Volumn 7, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 1406-1414

  He, Xin Jian ^a   Ma, Ze Yang ^a   Liu, Zhang Wei ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Pol IV; Pol V; RdDM; siRNA; transcriptional gene silencing

Indexed keywords

ARABIDOPSIS;

CHROMATIN; DNA DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; UNTRANSLATED RNA;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; METABOLISM;

ARABIDOPSIS; CHROMATIN; DNA METHYLATION; DNA-DIRECTED DNA POLYMERASE; RNA, UNTRANSLATED; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84924440604     PISSN: 16742052     EISSN: 17529867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/mp/ssu075     Document Type: Review

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