Distinct RNA-dependent RNA polymerases are required for RNAi triggered by double-stranded RNA versus truncated transgenes in Paramecium tetraurelia

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 38, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 4092-4107

  Marker, Simone ^a   Le Mouël, Anne ^b,c   Meyer, Eric ^b   Simon, Martin ^a  

^a Rheinland Pfälzische Technische Universität Kaiserslautern Landau   (Germany)

^b PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c Université Sorbonne Paris Cité   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 1; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 2; DNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE 3; DOUBLE STRANDED RNA; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; PARASITE ANTIGEN; RNA DIRECTED RNA POLYMERASE;

ARTICLE; BIOACCUMULATION; CATALYSIS; CELL LINE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC REGULATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; KNOCKOUT GENE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA INTERFERENCE; TRANSGENE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLASSIFICATION; DRUG ANTAGONISM; ENZYMOLOGY; GENETICS; GENOME; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY;

CILIOPHORA; EUKARYOTA; PARAMECIUM; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; GENOME, PROTOZOAN; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PARAMECIUM TETRAURELIA; RNA INTERFERENCE; RNA REPLICASE; RNA, DOUBLE-STRANDED; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSGENES;

EID: 77955082708     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkq131     Document Type: Article

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