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. 2007 Dec;13(12):2341–2347. doi: 10.1261/rna.753407

FIGURE 1.

FIGURE 1.

(A) Structure of the caged deoxynucleotides dGC and dTC used in this study. (B) The photolabile NPP group masks the Watson–Crick interaction capability of the nucleobases to create a temporary bulge region in the siRNA:mRNA duplex of the RISC and can be completely removed by irradiation with light in the near UV range.