Anisha Patel COSMOS UC Davis Cluster 1: Biotechnology

- During the process of RNAi the double-strandedRNA (dsRNA) is recognized as virus RNA.-Dicer cuts dsRNA into smaller pieces called siRNA-siRNA about 20-25 bp long attaches to RISCcomplex (RNAi induces silencing complex) andforgoes nonspecific immune system application-RISC unwinds the RNA-RISC looks for other RNA with the same or similarsequence-It then binds to the similar sequence and stopsprotein production in the cell