Characterization of DGCR8/Pasha, the essential cofactor for Drosha in primary miRNA processing

Nucleic Acids Research

Volumn 34, Issue 16, 2006, Pages 4622-4629

  Yeom, Kyu Hyeon ^a   Lee, Yoontae ^a   Han, Jinju ^a   Suh, Mi Ra ^a   Kim, V Narry ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DROSHA PROTEIN; MICRORNA; PASHA PROTEIN; PROTEIN DGCR8; RIBONUCLEASE III; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO TERMINAL SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CELL CULTURE; CELL STRAIN HEK293; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HELA CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; IN VITRO STUDY; MUTAGENESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN STABILITY; RNA BINDING; RNA PROCESSING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CELL LINE; CELL NUCLEUS; CONSERVED SEQUENCE; HUMANS; MICRORNAS; MUTATION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, TERTIARY; PROTEINS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA PROCESSING, POST-TRANSCRIPTIONAL;

EUKARYOTA;

EID: 33749984008     PISSN: 03051048     EISSN: 13624962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkl458     Document Type: Article

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