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MicroRNAs direct rapid deadenylation of mRNA

Wu, Ligang, Fan, Jihua, Belasco, Joel G.·2006·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are ubiquitous regulators of eukaryotic gene expression. In addition to repressing translation, miRNAs can down-regulate the concentration of mRNAs that contain elements to which they are imperfectly complementary. Using miR-125b and let-7 as representative miRNAs, we show that in mammalian cells this reduction in message abundance is a consequence of accelerated deadenylation, which leads to rapid mRNA decay. The ability of miRNAs to expedite poly(A) removal does not result from decreased translation; nor does translational repression by miRNAs require a poly(A) tail, a 3′ histone stem-loop being an effective substitute. These findings suggest that miRNAs use two distinct posttranscriptional mechanisms to down-regulate gene expression.

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Authors
Wu, L., Fan, J., & Belasco, J. G.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
2006-02-22
Volume
103
Issue
11
Pages
4034-4039
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
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W2076984671
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1,138
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journal article
Language
en
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