RNA finds a simpler way

被引:18
作者
Cech, TR
机构
[1] Howard Hughes Med Inst, Chevy Chase, MD 20815 USA
[2] Univ Colorado, Dept Chem & Biochem, Boulder, CO 80309 USA
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10.1038/428263a
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O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
Is there no end to the versatility of RNA? The latest feat to be revealed is RNA's ability to switch off genes through a neatly straightforward mechanism. So it isn't only proteins that can repress gene activity.
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页码:263 / 264
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