Expression of self-complementary hairpin RNA under the control of the <it>rolC </it>promoter confers systemic disease resistance to plum pox virus without preventing local infection
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Homology-dependent selective degradation of RNA, or post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), is involved in several biological phenomena, including adaptative defense mechanisms against plant viruses. Small interfering RNAs mediat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2003-06-01
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| Series: | BMC Biotechnology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6750/3/7 |