RNA silencing in fungi encompasses a collection of post-transcriptional and transcriptional pathways that regulate gene expression, maintain genome integrity and defend against invasive nucleic acids.

While scientists have known for more than two decades that all cells use a strategy called RNA interference to regulate gene ...

A research team from The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) has made a breakthrough discovery in understanding the molecular machinery of RNA silencing. The team uncovered how the ...

While scientists have known for over two decades that all cells use a strategy called RNA interference to regulate gene ...

circRNA, circular RNA; dsRNA, double-stranded RNA; lncRNA, long non-coding RNA; mRNA, messenger RNA; miRNA, microRNA; ncRNA, non-coding RNA; pre-miRNA, precursor miRNA; pri-miRNA, primary miRNA; RISC, ...

A team of researchers from the Spanish National Research Council has made a significant advance in plant biotechnology by developing a new method for silencing genes. The novel technique uses ...

Gene knockdown is a common method for studying gene function by reducing messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) levels without altering the deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA). Among the available techniques, RNA ...