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Evolution of Dicer and Argonaute orthologs in microsporidian parasites.
Infection, genetics and evolution : journal of molecular epidemiology and evolutionary genetics in infectious diseases - 1 Nov 2018
Huang Qiang
Abstract excerpt
Microsporidia are a group of intracellular parasites which infect animal hosts. The infection can broadly influence the hosts' metabolism, growth as well as immune responses. Recently, a functional RNAi pathway was suggested from the microsporidia parasite Nosema ceranae, whereby the gene Dicer showed strong impact on spore proliferation. Based on sequenced microsporidian species, the RNAi gene orthologs have...
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