DNA interference and beyond: structure and functions of prokaryotic Argonaute proteins

Lidiya Lisitskaya; Alexei A. Aravin; Andrey Kulbachinskiy

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-07449-7

Nature Communications (Dec 2018)

DNA interference and beyond: structure and functions of prokaryotic Argonaute proteins

Lidiya Lisitskaya,
Alexei A. Aravin,
Andrey Kulbachinskiy

Affiliations

Lidiya Lisitskaya: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Alexei A. Aravin: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences
Andrey Kulbachinskiy: Institute of Molecular Genetics, Russian Academy of Sciences

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-07449-7
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In this review, Aravin and colleagues examine bacterial and archaeal Argonaute proteins, discuss their diverse architectures and their possible roles in host defense, proposing additional functions for Argonaute proteins in prokaryotic cells.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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