Glossary

RNA interference (RNAi)

A natural pathway cells use to silence genes by destroying matching messenger RNA.

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RNA interference is a natural regulatory pathway in which short double stranded RNAs direct the destruction of complementary messenger RNA, switching specific genes off.

Its discovery was recognised with a Nobel Prize in 2006 and it underpins the entire class of siRNA medicines.

Related terms

Small interfering RNA Messenger RNA

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