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The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase, QDE-1, is a rate-limiting factor in post-transcriptional gene silencing in Neurospora crassa.
Nucleic acids research - 1 Jan 2004
Forrest Emma C, Cogoni Carlo, Macino Giuseppe
Abstract excerpt
The RNA-dependent RNA polymerase (RdRP) qde-1 is an essential component of post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS), termed 'quelling' in the fungus Neurospora crassa. Here we show that the overexpression of QDE-1 results in a dramatic increase in the efficiency of quelling, with a concomitant net increase in the quantity of al-1 siRNAs. Moreover, in overexpressed strains there is a significant reduction in the...
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