Genome-wide exonic small interference RNA-mediated gene silencing regulates sexual reproduction in the homothallic fungus Fusarium graminearum

PLoS Genetics

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2017, Pages

  Son, Hokyoung ^a   Park, Ae Ran ^b,c   Lim, Jae Yun ^b   Shin, Chanseok ^b   Lee, Yin Won ^b  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE 1 PROTEIN; ARGONAUTE 2 PROTEIN; COMPLEMENTARY RNA; DICER; PROTEIN DICER1; PROTEIN DICER2; SHORT HAIRPIN RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSCRIPTOME; TRANSFER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; FUNGAL PROTEIN; FUNGAL RNA; MESSENGER RNA;

5' UNTRANSLATED REGION; ARTICLE; ASCOSPORE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; EXON; FUNGAL GENOME; FUNGAL REPRODUCTION; FUSARIUM GRAMINEARUM; FUSARIUM HEAD BLIGHT; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC STABILITY; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; MOLECULAR MECHANICS; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; STRESS; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FUNGUS SPORE; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; MUTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EXONS; FUNGAL PROTEINS; FUSARIUM; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, FUNGAL; GENOME, FUNGAL; MUTATION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, FUNGAL; RNA, MESSENGER; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SPORES, FUNGAL;

EID: 85014065399     PISSN: 15537390     EISSN: 15537404     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1006595     Document Type: Article

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