Medicine - Silencing viruses with RNA

被引:57
作者
Carmichael, GG [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Connecticut, Ctr Hlth, Dept Microbiol, Farmington, CT 06030 USA
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10.1038/418379a
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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
Our cells have a built-in mechanism for 'silencing' genes, called RNA interference. This capability has now been exploited to protect cells in culture dishes from HIV-1 and poliovirus.
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页码:379 / 380
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