Evolution of susceptibility to ingested double-stranded RNAs in Caenorhabditis nematodes.

BACKGROUND: The nematode Caenorhabditis elegans is able to take up external double-stranded RNAs (dsRNAs) and mount an RNA interference response, leading to the inactivation of specific gene expression. The uptake of ingested dsRNAs into intestinal cells has been shown to require the SID-2 transmemb...

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Main Authors: Isabelle Nuez, Marie-Anne Félix
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3256175?pdf=render