Intertwined pathways for Argonaute-mediated microRNA biogenesis in Drosophila

Although Dicer is essential for general microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis, vertebrate mir-451 is Dicer independent. Instead, its short pre-miRNA hairpin is ‘sliced’ by Ago2, then 3′-resected into mature miRNAs. Here, we show that Drosophila cells and animals generate functional small RNAs from mir-451-typ...

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Main Authors: Yang, Jr-Shiuan, Smibert, Peter, Westholm, Jakub O., Jee, David, Maurin, Thomas, Lai, Eric C.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Oxford University Press 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3919586/