Journal
NON-CODING RNA
Volume 7, Issue 3, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ncrna7030057
Keywords
microRNA biogenesis; Dicer-associated proteins; dsRBP; TRBP; ADAR; PACT; LGP2; miRNA-mRNA network
Funding
- Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan
- Japan Health & Research Institute
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miRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that regulate gene expression by guiding the effector protein Argonaute to target mRNAs. Drosha and Dicer play essential roles in the canonical miRNA biogenesis pathway, but the modulation processes important for regulating the downstream gene network are not fully understood.
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNAs that are about 22 nucleotides in length. They regulate gene expression post-transcriptionally by guiding the effector protein Argonaute to its target mRNA in a sequence-dependent manner, causing the translational repression and destabilization of the target mRNAs. Both Drosha and Dicer, members of the RNase III family proteins, are essential components in the canonical miRNA biogenesis pathway. miRNA is transcribed into primary-miRNA (pri-miRNA) from genomic DNA. Drosha then cleaves the flanking regions of pri-miRNA into precursor-miRNA (pre-miRNA), while Dicer cleaves the loop region of the pre-miRNA to form a miRNA duplex. Although the role of Drosha and Dicer in miRNA maturation is well known, the modulation processes that are important for regulating the downstream gene network are not fully understood. In this review, we summarized and discussed current reports on miRNA biogenesis caused by Drosha and Dicer. We also discussed the modulation mechanisms regulated by double-stranded RNA binding proteins (dsRBPs) and the function and substrate specificity of dsRBPs, including the TAR RNA binding protein (TRBP) and the adenosine deaminase acting on RNA (ADAR).
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