Gene silencing: RNA makes RNA makes no protein

被引:73
作者
Baulcombe, DC [1 ]
机构
[1] John Innes Ctr, Sainsbury Lab, Norwich NR4 7UH, Norfolk, England
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10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80383-2
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A mutation that disrupts post-transcriptional gene silencing in Neurospora crassa has been found to affect the homologue of a plant-encoded RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. This enzyme may produce a specificity determinant of gene silencing and mediate an epigenetic conversion at the RNA level.
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页码:R599 / R601
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