UMass Chan Affiliations
Department of Cell BiologyProgram in Molecular Medicine
Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences
Document Type
Journal ArticlePublication Date
2000-03-31Keywords
Animals; Caenorhabditis elegans; *Caenorhabditis elegans Proteins; Crosses, Genetic; DNA Transposable Elements; Female; *Gene Silencing; *Genes, Helminth; Helminth Proteins; Hermaphroditism; Male; Mutation; Phenotype; RNA, Double-Stranded; RNA, HelminthLife Sciences
Medicine and Health Sciences
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In Caenorhabditis elegans, the introduction of double-stranded RNA triggers sequence-specific genetic interference (RNAi) that is transmitted to offspring. The inheritance properties associated with this phenomenon were examined. Transmission of the interference effect occurred through a dominant extragenic agent. The wild-type activities of the RNAi pathway genes rde-1 and rde-4 were required for the formation of this interfering agent but were not needed for interference thereafter. In contrast, the rde-2 and mut-7 genes were required downstream for interference. These findings provide evidence for germ line transmission of an extragenic sequence-specific silencing factor and implicate rde-1 and rde-4 in the formation of the inherited agent.Source
Science. 2000 Mar 31;287(5462):2494-7.
DOI
10.1126/science.287.5462.2494Permanent Link to this Item
http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14038/33756PubMed ID
10741970Related Resources
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10.1126/science.287.5462.2494