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MicroRNA function is globally suppressed in mouse oocytes and early embryos.
Current biology : CB - 9 Feb 2010
Suh Nayoung, Baehner Lauren, Moltzahn Felix, Melton Collin, Shenoy Archana, Chen Jing, Blelloch Robert
Abstract excerpt
Dicer, which is required for the processing of both microRNAs (miRNAs) and small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), is essential for oocyte maturation [1, 2]. Oocytes express both miRNAs and endogenous siRNAs (endo-siRNAs) [3, 4]. To determine whether the abnormalities in Dicer knockout oocytes during meiotic maturation are secondary to the loss of endo-siRNAs and/or miRNAs, we deleted Dgcr8, which encodes an RNA-binding...
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