MicroRNA biogenesis: Drosha can't cut it without a partner

被引:113
作者
Tomari, Y [1 ]
Zamore, PD [1 ]
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[1] Univ Massachusetts, Sch Med, Dept Biochem & Mol Pharmacol, Worcester, MA 01605 USA
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10.1016/j.cub.2004.12.057
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The ribonuclease Drosha requires a dedicated double-stranded RNA binding protein to convert long, nuclear primary microRNA transcripts into shorter pre-microRNA stem-loops, the cytoplasmic precursors from which mature microRNAs are ultimately excised.
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