Dicer belongs to the RNase III ribonuclease family. These nucleases cut specificly dsRNA and generate dsRNA products with 5’-phosphate and 3'-hydroxyl groups, and two nucleotide 3’ overhang termini. This enzyme family can be subdivided to three classes, based upon domain structure.
FLS Lecture 13 RNAi – 2006年诺贝尔奖成果
主讲教师:谢浩
2019/10/4
Wuhan University of Technology Xie H.
FLS 13 - 1
2019/10/4
Wuhan University of Technology Xie H.
FLS 13 - 2
• Transcriptional inhibitor
DNA Mutate gene or remove from genome
• Mutagenesis; targeted gene knockout (e.g. knockout mice)
Degrade the gene’s mRNA
• RNA interference
2006年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖得主
安德鲁·法尔
克雷格·梅洛
2019/10/4
Wuhan University of Technology Xie H.
FLS 13 - 3
2019/10/4
Wuhan University of Technology Xie H.