Gene silencing in microalgae: Mechanisms and biological roles

Bioresource Technology

Volumn 184, Issue , 2015, Pages 23-32

  Kim, Eun Jeong ^a   Ma, Xinrong ^a   Cerutti, Heriberto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA LINCOLN   (United States)

Author keywords

DNA methylation; Epigenetics; Histone post translational modifications; MiRNAs; RNA interference

Indexed keywords

ALGAE; ALKYLATION; AMINO ACIDS; GENETIC ENGINEERING; MACHINERY; METHYLATION; MICROORGANISMS; RATIONAL FUNCTIONS; RNA;

DNA METHYLATION; EPIGENETICS; MIRNAS; POST-TRANSLATIONAL MODIFICATIONS; RNA INTERFERENCE;

GENES;

DNA (CYTOSINE 5) METHYLTRANSFERASE; DNA METHYLTRANSFERASE; HISTONE H3; HISTONE METHYLTRANSFERASE; BIOFUEL; BIOMATERIAL; HISTONE; METHYLTRANSFERASE;

BIOFUEL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME; METHYLATION; MICROALGA; PROTEIN;

DNA BINDING; DNA METHYLATION; DNA SEQUENCE; GENE CONTROL; GENE FUNCTION; GENE REPRESSION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC ENGINEERING; GENOME SIZE; HISTONE METHYLATION; HISTONE MODIFICATION; MICROALGA; NONHUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RNA INTERFERENCE; SACCHAROMYCES CEREVISIAE; SCHIZOSACCHAROMYCES POMBE; TRANSPOSON; VIRUS CELL INTERACTION; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MICROBIOLOGY; SYNTHESIS;

ALGAE; EUKARYOTA; GLAUCOCYSTOPHYCEAE;

BIOCOMPATIBLE MATERIALS; BIOFUELS; GENE SILENCING; HISTONES; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MICROALGAE;

EID: 84928315157     PISSN: 09608524     EISSN: 18732976     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biortech.2014.10.119     Document Type: Review

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