linkedin post 2016-03-02 05:09:15

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"RNA SILENCING DEFICIENT MUTANTS show enhanced expression of transposons. Transposons could trigger RNA silencing for two possible reasons: they often have multiple inverted repeats (IRs) that form dsRNA transcripts, and their high copy number could trigger silencing." https://lnkd.in/e_PqVyJ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-03-02 05:07:02

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ANTI-VIRAL PACKAGE. "The natural functions of RNAi and its related processes seem to be protection of the genome against invasion by mobile genetic elements such as viruses and transposons as well as orchestrated functioning of the developmental programs of eukaryotic organisms." https://lnkd.in/eity6gi View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-03-02 05:03:22

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DOUBLE WHAMMY. "Viruses produce double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) during reproduction, which can trigger the silencing of viral RNA. RNA silencing can also be triggered by a sufficiently high expression of transgenes, a mechanism known as co-suppression or transgene induced silencing. The activation of transgene induced RNA silencing is directly linked to the activity of RNA directed RNA polymerase (RDR)." https://lnkd.in/e_PqVyJ View in LinkedIn
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linkedin post 2016-02-29 07:37:26

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"DEFECTIVE VIRUSES, thought for decades to be essentially garbage unrelated to the transmission of normal viruses, now appear able to play an important role in the spread of disease." Few things in nature, it seems repeatedly, actually turn out to be garbage. https://lnkd.in/eAvD9w4 View in LinkedIn
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