RNA interference is activated in human response to influenza, other important viruses

Posted by on December 5, 2016 3:33 pm
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For the first time, research shows that RNA interference (RNAi) – an antiviral mechanism known to be used by plants and lower organisms – is active in the response of human cells to some important viruses. In their report, the investigators document both the production of RNAi molecules in human cells infected with the influenza A virus and the suppression of RNAi defense by a viral protein known to block the process in a common animal model.

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