Generation of Virus- and dsRNA-Derived siRNAs with Species-Dependent Length in Insects
Double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules of viral origin trigger a post-transcriptional gene-silencing mechanism called RNA interference (RNAi). Specifically, virally derived dsRNA is recognized and cleaved by the enzyme Dicer2 into short interfering RNAs (siRNAs), which further direct sequence-specifi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-08-01
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Series: | Viruses |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/11/8/738 |