Argonaute Loading Improves the 5′ Precision of Both MicroRNAs and Their miRNA* Strands in Flies

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 147-151

  Seitz, Hervé ^a   Ghildiyal, Megha ^a   Zamore, Phillip D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

RNA

Indexed keywords

ARGONAUTE 2 PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSHA PROTEIN, DROSOPHILA; DROSOPHILA PROTEIN; MICRORNA; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CELL LINE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; METABOLISM;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; DROSOPHILA PROTEINS; MICRORNAS; RIBONUCLEASE III; RNA-INDUCED SILENCING COMPLEX;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38349081145     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.12.049     Document Type: Article

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