Research

Life Sciences & Biotechnology

Title :

Molecular basis of evolutionary divergence in RNAi initiation

Area of research :

Life Sciences & Biotechnology, Medical Sciences

Focus area :

Molecular Medicine

Principal Investigator :

Dr Mandar V Deshmukh, Scientist, CSIR-Centre for Cellular and Molecular Biology (CSIR-CCMB), Hyderabad

Timeline Start Year :

2020

Timeline End Year :

2023

Contact info :

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Executive Summary :

Objective: To establish the structural and functional roles of miRNa biogenesis pathway in A. thaliana through biophysical and biochemical characterization of dsRBPs. To gain insights into the functional specificities achieved by these dsRBDs in processing a wide range of miRNA precursors.

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