RNAi:: nature abhors a double-strand

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Hutvágner, G [1 ]
Zamore, PD [1 ]
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[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Mol Pharmacol & Biochem, Worcester, MA 01655 USA
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10.1016/S0959-437X(02)00290-3
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Q2 [细胞生物学];
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071009 ; 090102 ;
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In organisms as diverse as nematodes, trypanosomes, plants, and fungi, double-stranded RNA triggers the destruction of homologous mRNAs, a phenomenon known as RNA interference. RNA interference begins with the transformation of the double-stranded RNA into small RNAs that then guide a protein nuclease to destroy their mRNA targets.
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