<it>In vivo </it>trans-specific gene silencing in fungal cells by <it>in planta </it>expression of a double-stranded RNA

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Self-complementary RNA transcripts form a double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) that triggers a sequence-specific mRNA degradation, in a process known as RNA interference (RNAi), leading to gene silencing. In vascular plants, RNAi molecules tr...

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Main Authors: Dall'Astta Rebeca C, Dias Bárbara BA, Tinoco Maria, Pamphile João A, Aragão Francisco JL
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2010-03-01
Series:BMC Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7007/8/27