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Dicer expression is essential for adult midbrain dopaminergic neuron maintenance and survival.
Molecular and cellular neurosciences - 1 Jan 2014
Pang Xueyan, Hogan Eric M, Casserly Alison, Gao Guangping, Gardner Paul D, Tapper Andrew R
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The type III RNAse, Dicer, is responsible for the processing of microRNA (miRNA) precursors into functional miRNA molecules, non-coding RNAs that bind to and target messenger RNAs for repression. Dicer expression is essential for mouse midbrain development and dopaminergic (DAergic) neuron maintenance and survival during the early post-natal period. However, the role of Dicer in adult mouse DAergic neuron...
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