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Gene of the month: DICER1: ruler and controller.
Journal of clinical pathology - 1 Feb 2021
Thunders Michelle, Delahunt Brett
Abstract excerpt
DICER1 is a highly conserved RNaseIII endoribonuclease that has a critical role in the biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs). miRNAs are small regulatory RNAs responsible for post-transcriptional gene silencing, controlling more than half of human protein-coding genes. This is achieved through the targeting and regulation of complementary RNA transcripts and has a well-documented role in post-transcriptional gene...
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