RNA interference: traveling in the cell and gaining functions?
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RNA interference: traveling in the cell and gaining functions?
Double-stranded RNA can induce the degradation of homologous RNAs in organisms as diverse as protozoa, animals, plants and fungi, resulting in post-transcriptional gene silencing. But in some species, RNA-mediated processes can also lead to translational repression, DNA methylation, heterochromatin formation or DNA elimination. In some situations, amplification of the 'trigger' double-stranded ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Genetics
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0168-9525
DOI: 10.1016/s0168-9525(02)00010-0