Abstract
In plants and invertebrates, Dicer genes play a critical role against infections by RNA viruses. In this issue, Otsuka et al. (2007) report that Dicer mutant mice are hypersusceptible to infection by the RNA virus VSV.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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DEAD-box RNA Helicases / physiology*
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Endoribonucleases / physiology*
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MicroRNAs / physiology*
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RNA Interference / physiology*
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RNA Virus Infections / enzymology*
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RNA Virus Infections / prevention & control*
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RNA Virus Infections / virology
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Ribonuclease III / biosynthesis
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Ribonuclease III / physiology*
Substances
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MicroRNAs
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Endoribonucleases
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Dicer1 protein, mouse
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Ribonuclease III
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DEAD-box RNA Helicases