An unusual Dicer-like1 protein fuels the RNA interference pathway in Trypanosoma brucei

RNA

Volumn 12, Issue 12, 2006, Pages 2063-2072

  Shi, Huafang ^a   Tschudi, Christian ^a   Ullu, Elisabetta ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicer; RNA interference; RNase III; Trypanosome

Indexed keywords

DICER; FUNGAL PROTEIN; PROTEIN DICER LIKE1; RIBONUCLEASE; RIBONUCLEASE A; RIBONUCLEASE III; SMALL INTERFERING RNA;

ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN REGULATION; IN VITRO STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA SEQUENCE; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; DEAD-BOX RNA HELICASES; ENDORIBONUCLEASES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; MUTATION; PROTOZOAN PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; RNA-BINDING PROTEINS; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI BRUCEI;

METAZOA; PROTOZOA; TRYPANOSOMA BRUCEI; TRYPANOSOMATIDAE;

EID: 33845270165     PISSN: 13558382     EISSN: 14699001     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1261/rna.246906     Document Type: Article

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