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Target-mediated protection of endogenous microRNAs in C. elegans.
Developmental cell - 15 Mar 2011
Chatterjee Saibal, Fasler Monika, Büssing Ingo, Grosshans Helge
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are tightly regulated through transcriptional and posttranscriptional mechanisms, including degradation by nucleases. Here, we report that in C. elegans, target mRNAs can protect their cognate miRNAs from degradation in vivo. We show that the let-7(n2853) mutation destabilizes the mature let-7 miRNA by impairing this protection. Moreover, presence of a cognate target or depletion of the xrn-1...
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