Are small RNAs a big help to plants?
The discovery of RNA interference (RNAi) has augmented our knowledge of gene regulation and presents a fascinating technology that has a great potential for application in genetic analysis, disease therapy, plant protection, and many other areas. In this review, we will focus on the biological functions of RNAi and its application in agriculture with a brief introduction to the history of its discovery and molecular mechanism.
Mao
YingBo
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National Key Laboratory of Plant Molecular Genetics, Institute of Plant Physiology and Ecology, Shanghai Institutes for Biological Sciences, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Shanghai, 200032, China.
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XueYi
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Chen
XiaoYa
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D018556:Crops, Agricultural / Q000235:genetics; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D020868:Gene Silencing; D008957:Models, Genetic; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics*; D030821:Plants, Genetically Modified / Q000235:genetics; D034622:RNA Interference; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000235:genetics*; D022661:RNA, Untranslated / Q000235:genetics
D034741:RNA, Small Interfering; D022661:RNA, Untranslated