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[[RNA Interference]] (RNAi) is a system in living cells that helps control the level of activity of genes. In RNAi, a long double stranded [[RNA]] is cleaved into shorter strands. One strand known as the guide strand is complimentary to the mRNA gene product of a gene of interest. This guide strand is incorporated into an RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and subsequently binds the mRNA of the gene of interest. After binding, the RNA/RISC complex subsequently silences the mRNA of interest via cleavage of the mRNA strand. | [[RNA Interference]] (RNAi) is a system in living cells that helps control the level of activity of genes. In RNAi, a long double stranded [[RNA]] is cleaved into shorter strands. One strand known as the guide strand is complimentary to the mRNA gene product of a gene of interest. This guide strand is incorporated into an RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and subsequently binds the mRNA of the gene of interest. After binding, the RNA/RISC complex subsequently silences the mRNA of interest via cleavage of the mRNA strand. | ||
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|PDB= 1rpu |SIZE=300|ALIGN='left'|SCENE=User:Wayne_Decatur/Plant_Viral_Protein_p19_Suppression_of_RNA_Silencing/View1/2|CAPTION= viral silencing suppressor bound to a siRNA ([[1rpu]]), resolution 2.50Å (<scene name='User:Wayne_Decatur/Plant_Viral_Protein_p19_Suppression_of_RNA_Silencing/View1/2'>initial scene</scene>) | |PDB= 1rpu |SIZE=300|ALIGN='left'|SCENE=User:Wayne_Decatur/Plant_Viral_Protein_p19_Suppression_of_RNA_Silencing/View1/2|CAPTION= viral silencing suppressor bound to a siRNA ([[1rpu]]), resolution 2.50Å (<scene name='User:Wayne_Decatur/Plant_Viral_Protein_p19_Suppression_of_RNA_Silencing/View1/2'>initial scene</scene>) | ||
