[HTML][HTML] SARS-CoV-2 targets ribosomal RNA biogenesis

VT Yerlici, A Astori, NS Kejiou, CA Jordan… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) hinders host gene
expression, curbing defenses and licensing viral protein synthesis and virulence. During …

RNA polymerase II-mediated rDNA transcription mediates rDNA copy number expansion in Drosophila

GJ Watase, YM Yamashita - Plos Genetics, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Ribosomal DNA (rDNA), which encodes ribosomal RNA, is an essential but unstable
genomic element due to its tandemly repeated nature. rDNA's repetitive nature causes …