The nuclear RNase III Drosha initiates microRNA processing

Yoontae Lee; Chiyoung Ahn; Jinju Han; Hyounjeong Choi; Jaekwang Kim; Jae‐Joon Yim; Junho Lee; Patrick Provost; Olof Rådmark; Sunyoung Kim; V. Narry Kim

doi:10.1038/nature01957

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DroshaDicermicroRNARibonuclease IIIBiologyCell biologyRNase PArgonauteRNA interferenceRNAGeneticsGene

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 425
Issue: 6956
Pages: 415-419
Citations: 5019
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                                    Yoontae Lee, 
                                
                                    Chiyoung Ahn, 
                                
                                    Jinju Han
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            The nuclear RNase III Drosha initiates microRNA processing. 
                            Nature
                            , 425
                            (6956)
                            , 415-419.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/nature01957
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/nature01957