Processing of primary microRNAs by the Microprocessor complex

Ahmet M. Denli; Bastiaan B.J. Tops; Ronald H.A. Plasterk; René F. Ketting; Gregory J. Hannon

doi:10.1038/nature03049

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DroshaDicermicroRNARibonuclease IIIBiologyGene silencingArgonauteCaenorhabditis elegansPashaCell biologyGeneticsRNARNA interferenceGene

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Year: 2004
Type: article
Volume: 432
Issue: 7014
Pages: 231-235
Citations: 2695
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                                    Ahmet M. Denli, 
                                
                                    Bastiaan B.J. Tops, 
                                
                                    Ronald H.A. Plasterk
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2004). 
                            Processing of primary microRNAs by the Microprocessor complex. 
                            Nature
                            , 432
                            (7014)
                            , 231-235.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature03049
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature03049