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MicroRNAs inhibit the translation of target mRNAs on the endoplasmic reticulum in Arabidopsis.
Cell - 25 Apr 2013
Li Shengben, Liu Lin, Zhuang Xiaohong, Yu Yu, Liu Xigang, Cui Xia, Ji Lijuan, Pan Zhiqiang, Cao Xiaofeng, Mo Beixin, Zhang Fuchun, Raikhel Natasha, Jiang Liwen, Chen Xuemei
Abstract excerpt
Translation inhibition is a major but poorly understood mode of action of microRNAs (miRNAs) in plants and animals. In particular, the subcellular location where this process takes place is unknown. Here, we show that the translation inhibition, but not the mRNA cleavage activity, of Arabidopsis...
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