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| Title |
Prokaryotic homologs of Argonaute proteins are predicted to function as key components of a novel system of defense against mobile genetic elements
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| Published in |
Biology Direct, August 2009
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| DOI | 10.1186/1745-6150-4-29 |
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| Authors |
Kira S Makarova, Yuri I Wolf, John van der Oost, Eugene V Koonin |
| Abstract |
In eukaryotes, RNA interference (RNAi) is a major mechanism of defense against viruses and transposable elements as well of regulating translation of endogenous mRNAs. The RNAi systems recognize the target RNA molecules via small guide RNAs that are completely or partially complementary to a region of the target. Key components of the RNAi systems are proteins of the Argonaute-PIWI family some of which function as slicers, the nucleases that cleave the target RNA that is base-paired to a guide RNA. Numerous prokaryotes possess the CRISPR-associated system (CASS) of defense against phages and plasmids that is, in part, mechanistically analogous but not homologous to eukaryotic RNAi systems. Many prokaryotes also encode homologs of Argonaute-PIWI proteins but their functions remain unknown. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 1 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 75% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 3 | 75% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 377 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1% |
| Germany | 4 | 1% |
| Chile | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Brazil | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 4 | 1% |
| Unknown | 357 | 95% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 88 | 23% |
| Researcher | 65 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 48 | 13% |
| Student > Bachelor | 44 | 12% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 17 | 5% |
| Other | 46 | 12% |
| Unknown | 69 | 18% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 156 | 41% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 115 | 31% |
| Immunology and Microbiology | 9 | 2% |
| Chemistry | 3 | <1% |
| Computer Science | 3 | <1% |
| Other | 17 | 5% |
| Unknown | 74 | 20% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 11. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 19 March 2024.
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#3,285,936
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#127
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#11,400
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