Going mobile: Non-cell-autonomous small RNAs shape the genetic landscape of plants

Plant Biotechnology Journal

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 306-318

  Pyott, Douglas E ^a   Molnar, Attila ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotechnology; Epigenetics; MiRNA; Mobility; RNA silencing; SiRNA

Indexed keywords

EUKARYOTA;

MICRORNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EPIGENETICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLANT; RNA INTERFERENCE;

BIOTECHNOLOGY; EPIGENOMICS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; MICRORNAS; PLANTS; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING;

EID: 84926408827     PISSN: 14677644     EISSN: 14677652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/pbi.12353     Document Type: Article

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