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MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis
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[InstanceEdit:203918] Gopinathrao, G, May, B, 2007-11-18 23:55:40
compartment
[Compartment:7660] nucleoplasm
[Compartment:13231] nuclear envelope
[Compartment:70101] cytosol
created
[InstanceEdit:203816] Gopinathrao, G, 2007-11-18 23:55:40
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203927
displayName
MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis
doi
10.3180/REACT_12417.1
edited
[InstanceEdit:398129] May, B, 2009-03-17 16:05:37
eventOf
[Pathway:R-HSA-211000] Gene Silencing by RNA - Homo sapiens
figure
[Figure:209684] /figures/miRNA_toplevel.jpg
goBiologicalProcess
[GO_BiologicalProcess:357860] miRNA metabolic process
hasDiagram
false
hasEHLD
false
hasEvent
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-203901] Pol II mediated transcription of microRNA genes - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-203893] Microprocessor complex cleaves pri-miRNA to pre-miRNA - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-203922] Exportin-5 recognizes 3' overhang of pre-miRNA - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-203906] Exportin complex translocates pre-miRNA to cytosol - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-203862] Dicer cleaves pre-miRNA to yield duplex miRNA - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-2106614] Duplex miRNA is loaded into Argonaute - Homo sapiens
[BlackBoxEvent:R-HSA-210805] Removal of miRNA passenger strand - Homo sapiens
[Reaction:R-HSA-5578717] BCDIN3D dimethylates 5' phosphate of pre-miR-145 - Homo sapiens
isInDisease
false
isInferred
false
lastUpdatedDate
2017-12-18
literatureReference
[LiteratureReference:210562] MicroRNAs: small RNAs with a big role in gene regulation
[LiteratureReference:210581] The C. elegans heterochronic gene lin-4 encodes small RNAs with antisense complementarity to lin-14
[LiteratureReference:210591] A microRNA polycistron as a potential human oncogene
[LiteratureReference:203811] Identification of mammalian microRNA host genes and transcription units
[LiteratureReference:1499922] microRNA Biogenesis and Function : An overview
[LiteratureReference:1499920] MicroRNAs: biogenesis, function and applications
[LiteratureReference:1499924] Intronic microRNA (miRNA)
[LiteratureReference:2089964] Biogenesis of small RNAs in animals
[LiteratureReference:6789258] The rough endoplasmatic reticulum is a central nucleation site of siRNA-mediated RNA silencing
[LiteratureReference:5579131] RNAi factors are present and active in human cell nuclei
maxDepth
2
modified
[InstanceEdit:10914110] Weiser, Joel, 2026-03-16
name
MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis
orthologousEvent
[Pathway:R-MMU-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Mus musculus
[Pathway:R-RNO-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Rattus norvegicus
[Pathway:R-CFA-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Canis familiaris
[Pathway:R-BTA-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Bos taurus
[Pathway:R-XTR-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Xenopus tropicalis
[Pathway:R-GGA-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Gallus gallus
[Pathway:R-DME-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Drosophila melanogaster
[Pathway:R-CEL-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Caenorhabditis elegans
[Pathway:R-SSC-203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - Sus scrofa
releaseDate
2010-06-15
reviewStatus
[ReviewStatus:9821382] five stars
reviewed
[InstanceEdit:212012] Karginov, F, Hannon, GJ, 2008-02-08 15:41:16
schemaClass
Pathway
species
[Species:48887] Homo sapiens
stId
R-HSA-203927
summation
[Summation:209658] Biogenesis of microRNAs (miRNAs) can be summarized in five s...
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[UpdateTracker:9789111] Update Tracker - [Pathway:203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - v38:[addLiteratureReference, modifyText, updateContainedRLE]
[UpdateTracker:9787124] Update Tracker - [Pathway:203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - v46:[modifyText, updateContainedRLE]
[UpdateTracker:9786021] Update Tracker - [Pathway:203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - v50:[updateContainedRLE]
[UpdateTracker:9790554] Update Tracker - [Pathway:203927] MicroRNA (miRNA) biogenesis - v33:[updateContainedRLE]
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