Van der Krol et al., 1990, Plant Cell. Pays-bas
Napoli et al., 1990, Plant Cell. Etats-Unis
Deux grandes questions
Quel est le mécanisme moléculaire de la co-suppression?
« The mechanism of suppression by sense genes may involve interference of
RNA strands with the transcription process itself. The transcription process
may be blocked by interaction of RNA with duplex DNA, resulting in a triple
helix structure. »
Est-ce que le mécanisme de la co-suppression correspond à un mécanisme
naturel de régulation de l’expression des gènes
« Finally, the question should be addressed whether the occurrence of the sense
effect is limited to transgenic systems or might be a naturally occurring
phenomenon.»