The short non-coding transcriptome of the protozoan parasite Trypanosoma cruzi.

• Main Authors: Oscar Franzén (Author), Erik Arner (Author), Marcela Ferella (Author), Daniel Nilsson (Author), Patricia Respuela (Author), Piero Carninci (Author), Yoshihide Hayashizaki (Author), Lena Aslund (Author), Björn Andersson (Author), Carsten O Daub (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2011-08-01T00:00:00Z.
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The pathway for RNA interference is widespread in metazoans and participates in numerous cellular tasks, from gene silencing to chromatin remodeling and protection against retrotransposition. The unicellular eukaryote Trypanosoma cruzi is missing the canonical RNAi pathway and is unable to induce RN...