Quantitating plant microRNA-mediated target repression using a dual-luciferase transient expression system

Methods in Molecular Biology

Volumn 1284, Issue , 2015, Pages 287-303

  Liu, Qikun ^a   Axtell, Michael J ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Agro infiltration; Dual luciferase assay; MicroRNA activity; MicroRNA target interaction; qRT PCR; Target efficacy

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; LIQUID NITROGEN; MICRORNA; PLANT RNA; LUCIFERASE; MESSENGER RNA;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA FLANKING REGION; IN VIVO STUDY; LUCIFERASE ASSAY; NONHUMAN; PLANT GROWTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA EXTRACTION; TRANSIENT EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; PLANT; PROCEDURES; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REPORTER GENE; RNA INTERFERENCE;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS;

AGROBACTERIUM TUMEFACIENS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, PLANT; GENES, REPORTER; LUCIFERASES; MICRORNAS; PLANTS; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, MESSENGER;

EID: 84954607371     PISSN: 10643745     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2444-8_14     Document Type: Article

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