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Genetic and functional diversification of small RNA pathways in plants.
PLoS biology - 1 May 2004
Xie Zhixin, Johansen Lisa K, Gustafson Adam M, Kasschau Kristin D, Lellis Andrew D, Zilberman Daniel, Jacobsen Steven E, Carrington James C
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Multicellular eukaryotes produce small RNA molecules (approximately 21-24 nucleotides) of two general types, microRNA (miRNA) and short interfering RNA (siRNA). They collectively function as sequence-specific guides to silence or regulate genes, transposons, and viruses and to modify chromatin and genome structure. Formation or activity of small RNAs requires factors belonging to gene families that encode DICER...
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