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A Role for the RNase III Enzyme DCR-1 in RNA Interference and Germ Line Development in Caenorhabditis elegans

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Knight, Scott W., Bass, Brenda L.·2001·Science

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An early event in RNA interference (RNAi) is the cleavage of the initiating double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) to short pieces, 21 to 23 nucleotides in length. Here we describe a null mutation in dicer-1 ( dcr-1 ), a gene proposed to encode the enzyme that generates these short RNAs. We find that dcr-1 (−/−) animals have defects in RNAi under some, but not all, conditions. Mutant animals have germ line defects that lead to sterility, suggesting that cleavage of dsRNA to short pieces is a requisite event in normal development.

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Authors
Knight, S. W., & Bass, B. L.
Venue
Science
Published
2001-09-21
Volume
293
Issue
5538
Pages
2269-2271
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
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W1978976893
Cited by
851
References
1
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18.78
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journal article
Language
en
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Knight, S. W., & Bass, B. L. (2001). A Role for the RNase III Enzyme DCR-1 in RNA Interference and Germ Line Development in Caenorhabditis elegans. Science. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.1062039

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