Target mimics modulate miRNAs

Chitwood, D. H., Timmermans, M. C. P. (August 2007) Target mimics modulate miRNAs. Nat Genet, 39 (8). pp. 935-6. ISSN 1061-4036 (Print)

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17660806
DOI: 10.1038/ng0807-935

Abstract

A 23-nucleotide sequence conserved in species from rice to Arabidopsis thaliana in a family of noncoding RNAs resembles a cleavable miRNA target site-but not exactly. A new study demonstrates that the site is not cleaved and instead negatively regulates miRNA activity through mimicry.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: organism description > plant > Arabidopsis
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > miRNA
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > miRNA
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > ncRNA
organism description > plant > rice
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Communities: CSHL labs > Timmermans lab
School of Biological Sciences > Publications
Depositing User: CSHL Librarian
Date: August 2007
Date Deposited: 02 Dec 2011 15:11
Last Modified: 22 Sep 2014 14:52
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/22988

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