miRNA–target chimeras reveal miRNA 3′-end pairing as a major determinant of Argonaute target specificity

microRNAs (miRNAs) act as sequence-specific guides for Argonaute (AGO) proteins, which mediate posttranscriptional silencing of target messenger RNAs. Despite their importance in many biological processes, rules governing AGO–miRNA targeting are only partially understood. Here we report a modified A...

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Main Authors: Moore, Michael J., Scheel, Troels K. H., Luna, Joseph M., Park, Christopher Y., Fak, John J., Nishiuchi, Eiko, Rice, Charles M., Darnell, Robert B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Pub. Group 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4674787/