Cloning and characterization of two Argonaute genes in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.).docVIP

Mengetal.BMCPlantBiology2013,13:18 /1471-2229/13/18 RESEARCH ARTICLE OpenAccess CloningandcharacterizationoftwoArgonaute genesinwheat(TriticumaestivumL.) FanrongMeng1,HaiyingJia1?,NaLing1?,YinleiXue1?,HaoLiu1,KetaoWang1,JunYin2,3andYongchunLi2,3* Abstract Background:ArgonauteproteinsarekeycomponentsofRNAinterference(RNAi),playingimportantrolesin RNA-directedgenesilencing.VariousclassesofArgonautegeneshavebeenidentifiedfromplantsandmightbe involvedindevelopmentalregulation.However,littleisknownaboutthesegenesinwheat(Triticumaestivum). Results:Inthisstudy,twofull-lengthcDNAsofArgonautewereclo