Endogenous small interfering RNAs in animals

被引:260
作者
Okamura, Katsutomo [1 ]
Lai, Eric C. [1 ]
机构
[1] Mem Sloan Kettering Canc Ctr, Dept Dev Biol, Rockefeller Res Labs 521, New York, NY 10065 USA
基金
美国国家卫生研究院;
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10.1038/nrm2479
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
学科分类号
071009 ; 090102 ;
摘要
Until recently, only nematodes among animals had a well-defined endogenous small interfering RNA (endo-siRNA) pathway. This has changed dramatically with the recent discovery of diverse intramolecular and intermolecular substrates that generate endo-siRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster and mice. These findings suggest broad and possibly conserved roles for endogenous RNA interference in regulating host-gene expression and transposable element transcripts. They also raise many questions regarding the biogenesis and function of small regulatory RNAs in animals.
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