Singles Engage the RNA Interference Pathway
Author(s) -
Beverly L. Davidson,
Alex Mas Monteys
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cell
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 26.304
H-Index - 776
eISSN - 1097-4172
pISSN - 0092-8674
DOI - 10.1016/j.cell.2012.08.008
Subject(s) - biology , trans acting sirna , small interfering rna , rna silencing , rna interference , gene silencing , rna , oligonucleotide , gene expression , rna induced silencing complex , argonaute , dna directed rna interference , small nucleolar rna , microbiology and biotechnology , gene , genetics , long non coding rna
Single-stranded RNAs interact with components of the RNA interference pathway to reduce the expression of target mRNAs. Now, Lima et al. and Yu et al. show that, with extensive chemical modifications, small single-stranded RNAs can robustly induce gene silencing with efficacy similar to their double-stranded counterparts.
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