Article
Host-virus molecular arms race: RNAi-mediated antiviral defense and viral suppressor of RNAi
27 Aug 2025
Abstract excerpt
RNA interference (RNAi) is a highly conserved post-transcriptional gene silencing (PTGS) mechanism widely presented in eukaryotes. During viral infection, double-stranded RNA viral replicative intermediate (vRI-dsRNA) derived from the viral genome is recognized and processed by Dicer to generate small interfering RNA (siRNA). The viral siRNA (vsiRNA) is subsequently loaded into the RNA-induced silencing complex...
