title: Silencing signals in plants: a long journey for small RNAs.
abstract: Recent research shows that short RNA molecules act as mobile signals that direct mRNA cleavage and DNA methylation in recipient cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Plant Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EA, UK. am798@cam.ac.uk
authors.forename: Attila
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Molnar
authors.forename: Charles
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Melnyk
authors.forename: David C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Baulcombe
mesh_terms: D019175:DNA Methylation; D018506:Gene Expression Regulation, Plant; D020868:Gene Silencing; D010944:Plants / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism; D018749:RNA, Plant / Q000378:metabolism*; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism*; D015398:Signal Transduction
chemical_list: D018749:RNA, Plant; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering