Article
Distinct phases of siRNA synthesis in an endogenous RNAi pathway in C. elegans soma.
Molecular cell - 12 Mar 2010
Gent Jonathan I, Lamm Ayelet T, Pavelec Derek M, Maniar Jay M, Parameswaran Poornima, Tao Li, Kennedy Scott, Fire Andrew Z
Abstract excerpt
Endogenous RNA-directed RNA polymerases (RdRPs) are cellular components capable of synthesizing new complementary RNAs from existing RNA templates. We present evidence for successive engagement of two different RdRPs in an endogenous siRNA-based mechanism targeting specific mRNAs in C. elegans soma. In the initiation stage of this process, a group of mRNA species are chosen as targets for downregulation, leading...
Topics
- Animals
- Caenorhabditis elegans
- Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins
- Eukaryotic Initiation Factors
- Exoribonucleases
- Mutation
- Phosphorylation
- RNA Interference
- RNA Stability
- RNA, Messenger
