Dicer cleaves pre-miRNA to yield duplex miRNA

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R-HSA-203862
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Reaction [transition]
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Homo sapiens
Compartment
cytosol
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5/5
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Dicer cleaves pre-miRNA to yield duplex miRNA
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Pre-miRNA binds the RISC loading complex (RLC), a complex containing DICER1, AGO2, and TARBP2 (TRBP). Alternative loading complexes contain AGO1, AGO3, or AGO4 rather than AGO2 and PRKRA (PACT) rather than TARBP2. The pre-miRNA substrate has an internal loop and a protruding 3' end created by cleavage by DROSHA:DGCR8. The DICER1:TARBP2 subcomplex or DICER1:PRKRA subcomplex recognizes this structure and the DICER1 component cleaves the pre-miRNA near the loop. The product is a double-stranded RNA of 21-25 nucleotides having 2-nucleotide protrusions at each 3' end. The products have 5' phosphates and 3' hydroxyl groups. Diffusion activity of TARBP2 and PRKRA along duplex RNA may enhance processing by DICER1.
Literature References
PubMed ID Title Journal Year
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Ching, YP, Kok, KH, Jin, DY, Ng, MH

J. Biol. Chem. 2007
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Mourelatos, Z, Maniataki, E

Genes Dev 2005
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EMBO J. 2006
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Cell 2012
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Nature 2005
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Nucleic Acids Res. 2013
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EMBO J. 2013
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EMBO Rep 2005
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Nat. Struct. Mol. Biol. 2013
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Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 2013
12411505 Human Dicer preferentially cleaves dsRNAs at their termini without a requirement for ATP

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EMBO J 2002
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Science 2001
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EMBO J 2002
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PLoS ONE 2011
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Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2008
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Hammond, SM, Hannon, GJ, Bernstein, E, Caudy, AA

Nature 2001
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ribonuclease III activity of TARBP2,PRKRA RLC [cytosol]

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TARBP2,PRKRA RLC [cytosol] (Homo sapiens)
Activity
ribonuclease III activity (GO:0004525)
Authored
Gopinathrao, G  (2007-11-19)
May, B  (2007-11-19)
Reviewed
Hannon, GJ  (2008-02-08)
Karginov, F  (2008-02-08)
Tomari, Y  (2012-02-11)
Created
Gopinathrao, G  (2007-11-19)
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