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DICER-like proteins and their role in plant-herbivore interactions in Nicotiana attenuata.
Journal of integrative plant biology - 1 Mar 2012
Bozorov Tohir Ahmadovich, Pandey Shree Prakash, Dinh Son Truong, Kim Sang-Gyu, Heinrich Maria, Gase Klaus, Baldwin Ian T
Abstract excerpt
DICER-like (DCL) proteins produce small RNAs that silence genes involved in development and defenses against viruses and pathogens. Which DCLs participate in plant-herbivore interactions remains unstudied. We identified and stably silenced four distinct DCL genes by RNAi in Nicotiana attenuata (Torrey ex. Watson), a model for the study of plant-herbivore interactions. Silencing DCL1 expression was lethal. Manduca...
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