RNA interference (RNAi) is a cellular mechanism that recognizes and destroys double stranded RNA. It uses small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) to specifically destroy single stranded and double stranded RNA homologous to the inducer. The host enzymes cut viral RNA into pieces as an antiviral defense mechanism without requiring amplification of the viral nucleic acid. RNAi recognizes dsRNA and eliminates homologous RNAs by cleavage using the enzyme dicer to produce siRNAs, which then bind to ribonuclease proteins to detect and cleave homologous ssRNA, amplifying the process.
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Small interfering RNA's based detection and diagnosis of plant pathogens
1. RANI LAKSHMI BAI CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY, JHANSI, UTTAR
PRADESH-284003
DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PATHOLOGY
Submitted to: Dr. Shubha Trivedi
Dr. Meenakshi Arya
By: Harish J Ag/Pg/0020/19
It is a cytoplasmic surveillance system to recognize
double stranded RNA.
It specifically destroy ssRNA & dsRNA homologous to
the inducer, using small interfering RNAs (siRNA) as a
guide.
It constitutes antiviral defense mechanism in which host
enzymes cut viral RNA into pieces.
It does not require any specific amplification or
enrichment of Viral nucleic acid.
It recognizes dsRNA and eliminates RNAs homologous
to the inducer RNA by cleavage using RNase III
endonucleases called dicers.
siRNAs bind to ribonuclease Hlike proteins in the RNA
induced silencing complex(RISC).
Used to detect homologous ssRNA molecules for
cleavage, producing more siRNAs.
RNAi becomes amplified when the cleaved RNA recruits
an RNA-directed RNA polymerase to generate more
dsRNA.
It is again cleaved by a dicer protein to produce
secondary si RNAs.
Small interfering RNAs(siRNA) based detection and diagnosis of Plant Pathogens