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RNAi suppressors encoded by pathogenic human viruses

Walter de Vries et al. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2008.

Abstract

RNA silencing or RNAi interference (RNAi) serves as an innate antiviral mechanism in plants, fungi and animals. Human viruses, like plant viruses, encode suppressor proteins or RNAs that block or modulate the RNAi pathway. This review summarizes the mechanisms by which pathogenic human viruses affect the RNAi pathway. Furthermore, some applications of the viral RNAi suppressor functions and the consequences for antiviral therapeutic strategies that are based on RNAi are discussed.

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