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. 2014 Jun;46(6):530-1.
doi: 10.1038/ng.2993.

Exploring new models of easiRNA biogenesis

Alexis Sarazin  1 , Olivier Voinnet  1
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Exploring new models of easiRNA biogenesis

Alexis Sarazin et al. Nat Genet. 2014 Jun.

Abstract

Although silent transposons in plants can be reactivated by stress or during development, their potential deleterious effects are prevented by transposon-derived epigenetically activated small interfering RNAs (easiRNAs). A new study shows how serendipitous interactions between reactivated transposons and endogenous microRNAs might initiate easiRNA biogenesis, establishing an unexpected link between these two classes of silencing small RNAs.

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