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A Drosophila pasha mutant distinguishes the canonical microRNA and mirtron pathways.
Molecular and cellular biology - 1 Feb 2009
Martin Raquel, Smibert Peter, Yalcin Abdullah, Tyler David M, Schäfer Ulrich, Tuschl Thomas, Lai Eric C
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Canonical primary microRNA (miRNA) transcripts and mirtrons are proposed to transit distinct nuclear pathways en route to generating mature approximately 22 nucleotide regulatory RNAs. We generated a null allele of Drosophila pasha, which encodes a double-stranded RNA-binding protein partner of the RNase III enzyme Drosha. Analysis of this mutant yielded stringent evidence that Pasha is essential for the...
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