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Human Ago2 Is Required for Efficient MicroRNA 122 Regulation of Hepatitis C Virus RNA Accumulation and Translation
23 Dec 2010
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNA 122 (miR-122) increases the accumulation and translation of hepatitis C virus (HCV) RNA in infected cells through direct interactions with homologous sequences in the 5' untranslated region (UTR) of the HCV genome. Argonaute 2 (Ago2) is a component of the RNA-induced silencing complex (RISC) and mediates small interfering RNA (siRNA)-directed mRNA cleavage and microRNA translational suppression. We...
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