Genome-wide identification of the Dicer-like family in cotton and analysis of the DCL expression modulation in response to biotic stress in two contrasting commercial cultivars

Dicer-like proteins (DCLs) are essential players in RNA-silencing mechanisms, acting in gene regulation via miRNAs and in antiviral protection in plants and have also been associated to other biotic and abioti...

Source: BMC Plant Biology - November 15, 2019 Category: Biology Authors: Marianna O. Moura, Anna Karoline S. Fausto, Amanda Fanelli, Fernanda A. de F. Guedes, Tatiane da F. Silva, Elisson Romanel and Maite F. S. Vaslin Tags: Research article Source Type: research