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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Drosophila melanogaster
SUBMITTER: Isabelle Behm-Ansmant
PROVIDER: E-MEXP-487 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genes & development 20060630 14
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) silence the expression of target genes post-transcriptionally. Their function is mediated by the Argonaute proteins (AGOs), which colocalize to P-bodies with mRNA degradation enzymes. Mammalian P-bodies are also marked by the GW182 protein, which interacts with the AGOs and is required for miRNA function. We show that depletion of GW182 leads to changes in mRNA expression profiles strikingly similar to those observed in cells depleted of the essential Drosophila miRNA effector ...[more]