A functional genomics method for assaying gene function in phytopathogenic fungi through host-induced gene silencing mediated by agroinfi ltration

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1287, Issue , 2015, Pages 179-189

  Panwar, Vinay ^a   Mccallum, Brent ^a   Bakkeren, Guus ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agroinfi ltration; Gene silencing; HIGS; Plant fungal interactions; RNA interference; Rust fungi; Transient expression

Indexed keywords

AGROBACTERIUM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; FUNCTIONAL GENOMICS; FUNGAL GENE; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; LEAF RUST; NONHUMAN; PLANT DISEASE; PLANT GROWTH; PLANT LEAF; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUCCINIA TRITICINA; AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BASIDIOMYCETES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENE VECTOR; GENETICS; GENOMICS; HOST PATHOGEN INTERACTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; WHEAT;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; FUNGI; PUCCINIA TRITICINA; TRITICUM AESTIVUM; UREDINALES;

FUNGAL PROTEIN; RECOMBINANT PROTEIN;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; BASIDIOMYCOTA; FUNGAL PROTEINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC VECTORS; GENOMICS; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; PLANT DISEASES; PLANT LEAVES; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; TRITICUM;

EID: 84954596539     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2453-0_13     Document Type: Article

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