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Plastid double-strand RNA transgenes trigger small RNA-based gene silencing of nuclear-encoded genes
S. Belanger, M. C. Kramer, H. A. Payne…·J. M. Staub
The paper shows that plastid-encoded dsRNA can trigger cytoplasmic gene silencing of nuclear genes through phasiRNA production, enabling traits to function outside the plastid.
DOI 10.1101/2022.12.06.519219