RNA interference - Policing rogue genes

被引：11

作者：

Lin, RL ^{[1
]}

Avery, L ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Texas, SW Med Ctr, Dept Mol Biol, Dallas, TX 75390 USA

来源：

NATURE | 1999年 / 402卷 / 6758期

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D O I：

10.1038/45938

中图分类号：

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];

学科分类号：

07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;

摘要：

Transposons are mobile chunks of DNA that insert themselves at random in the genome. This is dangerous, particularly in germline DNA (which is passed on to offspring). A new mechanism for suppressing transposon activity in the nematode worm Caenorhabditis elegans is proposed, and it involves the until-now mysterious phenomenon of RNA interference.

引用

页码：128 / 129

页数：2

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