Title of article :
RNAi: Prokaryotes Get in on the Act
Author/Authors :
John van der Oost، نويسنده , , Stan J.J. Brouns، نويسنده ,
Issue Information :
هفته نامه با شماره پیاپی سال 2009
Abstract :
The small CRISPR-derived RNAs of bacteria and archaea provide adaptive immunity by targeting the DNA of invading viruses and plasmids. now report on a new variant CRISPR/Cas complex in the archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus that uses guide RNAs to specifically target and cleave RNA not DNA.