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Clr4/Suv39 and RNA quality control factors cooperate to trigger RNAi and suppress antisense RNA.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 25 Mar 2011
Zhang Ke, Fischer Tamas, Porter Rebecca L, Dhakshnamoorthy Jothy, Zofall Martin, Zhou Ming, Veenstra Timothy, Grewal Shiv I S
Abstract excerpt
Pervasive transcription of eukaryotic genomes generates a plethora of noncoding RNAs. In fission yeast, the heterochromatin factor Clr4/Suv39 methyltransferase facilitates RNA interference (RNAi)-mediated processing of centromeric transcripts into small interfering RNAs (siRNAs). Clr4 also mediates degradation of antisense RNAs at euchromatic loci, but the underlying mechanism has remained elusive. We show that...
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