A new study has uncovered a molecular mechanism by which rice cells perceive viral infections and initiate antiviral response ...

Researchers at Martin Luther University have developed groundbreaking RNA-based agents that offer high levels of protection ...

Plant cells need proteins to function ... About 10 years ago, researchers discovered a mechanism in animals that keeps the transcription of DNA to RNA running: telescripting.

Plants survive cold by adjusting at cellular level. Scientists discovered that the PORCUPINE protein helps plants adapt to ...

RNAi can also be used to study plant gene function and develop novel crop improvement ... As our understanding of the RNAi mechanism deepens and new technologies emerge, the potential applications of ...

New RNA-based active agents reliably protect plants against the Cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), the most common virus in ...

In either case, the result is a plant small RNA inside the fungal cell, though the mechanism of transfer remains unknown. Upon additional processing in the fungal cell, a single strand of the small ...

Overview of RNA repair – There is an emerging appreciation ... biochemical requirement for a 2’-PO 4 in the ligation step of fungal/plant tRNA ligase; (ii) developing a kinetic mechanism for the ...

View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. The natural RNAi mechanism can be directed by either short interfering RNA (siRNA) or microRNA (miRNA). 1 There are four key steps in the RNAi ...

Rzs and Dz are also being explored as additional mechanisms for gene silencing in many viruses including influenza and have shown their potential in controlling these viruses. Although ...

three adult males and one juvenile female – found that the animals had 57 plant-based microRNAs that bonded to the bears' RNA to directly influence a broad range of physiological mechanisms ...

Researchers at Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (MLU) have developed new RNA-based agents that effectively protect ...