Suppression of RNAi by dsRNA-degrading RNaseIII enzymes of viruses in animals and plants.

Certain RNA and DNA viruses that infect plants, insects, fish or poikilothermic animals encode Class 1 RNaseIII endoribonuclease-like proteins. dsRNA-specific endoribonuclease activity of the RNaseIII of rock bream iridovirus infecting fish and Sweet potato chlorotic stunt crinivirus (SPCSV) infecti...

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Main Authors: Isabel Weinheimer, Yaming Jiu, Minna-Liisa Rajamäki, Olli Matilainen, Jukka Kallijärvi, Wilmer J Cuellar, Rui Lu, Mart Saarma, Carina I Holmberg, Jussi Jäntti, Jari P T Valkonen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-03-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4352025?pdf=render