Post-transcriptional gene silencing in plants： a double-edged sword

• 作 者: Xinyan Zhang Ying Zhu Huihui W
• 机 构: StateKeyLaboratoryofProteinandPlantGeneResearch,peking-TsinghuaCenterforLifeSciences,Presentaddress:
• 出 处: 中国科学：生命科学英文版
• 发表日期: 2016年3期
• 关键词: 转录后基因沉默 植物 SIRNA PTGS 内源基因 外源基因 基因组 细胞质 post-transcriptional gene silencing sho
• 基金项目: We thank the members of the Guo lab for discussing our work with us. This work was supported by the National Basic Research Program of China （2012CB910902） and the National Natural Science Foundation

In plants, post-transcriptional gene silencing(PTGS) protects the genome from foreign genes and restricts the expression of certain endogenous genes for proper development. Here, we review the recent progress about how the unwanted PTGS is avoided in plan