+44 330 818 7254 Research Article
A Research on RNAi TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATION IN CROP IMPROVEMENT
Author(s): Derejaw Tesfa* and Tileye Feyissa
RNAs together are now found to be a major player in gene expression in all prokaryotic and eukaryotic
organisms. Small RNAs regulate genes by targeting transcripts in the cytoplasm and repressing their translation
in all organisms. After discovery of RNAi technology in 1990, modifying the genes by the interference of small
RNAs is one of the ways through which plants react to the environmental stresses. Endogenously generated and
exogenously supplied dsRNAs activate RNAi in a sequence-specific manner. This strategy is a promising path
for providing low risk and environmentally safe plant protection. Hence, investigating the role of small RNAs
in regulating gene expression assists the researchers to explore the potentiality of small RNAs in abiotic and
biotic stress management. Altogether, the history, conserved enzymes like Dicer, RISC (RNA-induced Silencing
Complex) and its synt.. View More»
DOI:
10.14303/2141-5153.2023.39