Dicer functions as an antiviral system against human adenoviruses via cleavage of adenovirus-encoded noncoding RNA

In various organisms, including nematodes and plants, RNA interference (RNAi) is a defense system against virus infection; however, it is unclear whether RNAi functions as an antivirus system in mammalian cells. Rather, a number of DNA viruses, including herpesviruses, utilize post-transcriptional s...

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Main Authors: Machitani, Mitsuhiro, Sakurai, Fuminori, Wakabayashi, Keisaku, Tomita, Kyoko, Tachibana, Masashi, Mizuguchi, Hiroyuki
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4895142/