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Helical defects in microRNA influence protein binding by TAR RNA binding protein.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Acevedo Roderico, Orench-Rivera Nichole, Quarles Kaycee A, Showalter Scott A
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are critical post-transcriptional regulators of gene expression. Their precursors have a globally A-form helical geometry, which prevents most proteins from identifying their nucleotide sequence. This suggests the hypothesis that local structural features (e.g., bulges, internal loops) play a central role in specific double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) selection from cellular RNA pools by...
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