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The Arabidopsis nucleotidyl transferase HESO1 uridylates unmethylated small RNAs to trigger their degradation.
Current biology : CB - 24 Apr 2012
Zhao Yuanyuan, Yu Yu, Zhai Jixian, Ramachandran Vanitharani, Dinh Thanh Theresa, Meyers Blake C, Mo Beixin, Chen Xuemei
Abstract excerpt
MicroRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs), and piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) impact numerous biological processes in eukaryotes. In addition to biogenesis, turnover contributes to the steady-state levels of small RNAs. One major factor that stabilizes miRNAs and siRNAs in plants as well as siRNAs and piRNAs in animals is 2'-O-methylation on the 3' terminal ribose by the methyltransferase HUA ENHANCER1...
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