RNA interference (RNAi): by Nature Video

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Uploaded by on Dec 16, 2011

RNA interference (RNAi) is an important process, used by many different organisms to regulate the activity of genes. This animation explains how RNAi works and introduces the two main players: small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and microRNAs (miRNAs). We take you on an audio-visual journey, diving into a cell to show how genes are transcribed to make messenger RNA (mRNA) and how RNAi can silence specific mRNAs to stop them from making proteins. The animation is based on the latest research, to give you an up-to-date view.

If you'd like to know more about the structures and processes you see in this video, check out the accompanying slideshow: http://www.nature.com/nrg/multimedia/rnai/animation/index.html

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  • @there4able The "walking" molecule is called kinesin. It's transporting a vesicle of some sort along a microtubule, which is that brown thread.

  • Great video! Thanks. Check out this one

    "One Body"

    watch?v=pDMLq6eqEM4

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  • I love the animation!! I have a test today so I was watching this video on RNAi

  • Aww we only learn about this in year 12 and 13 and I'm only in year 7 long way to go

  • Cool ! VDO

  • Superb Animation. Thanks a lot for uploading such knowledge oriented audio-visual resource.

  • What a fine piece of animation :D

  • THANKS !!!!

  • Excellent imagination!

  • @thevenomous1 I can't post a link here but you can google it: Zhang et al., 2011, "Exogenous plant MIR168a specifically targets mammalian LDLRAP1: evidence of cross-kingdom regulation by microRNA", Nature Cell Research

  • @jonlst Wow, didn't know about that. Could you send me a link to the article, please?

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