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SUBMITTER: Yao B
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3512404 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yao Bing B La Lan B LB Chen Ying-Chi YC Chang Lung-Ji LJ Chan Edward K L EK
EMBO reports 20121023 12
GW182 binds to Argonaute (AGO) proteins and has a central role in miRNA-mediated gene silencing. Using lentiviral shRNA-induced GW182 knockdown in HEK293 cells, this study identifies a new role of GW182 in regulating miRNA stability. Stably knocking down GW182 or its paralogue TNRC6B reduces transfected miRNA-mimic half-lives. Replenishment of GW182 family proteins, as well as one of its domain Δ12, significantly restores the stability of transfected miRNA-mimic. GW182 knockdown reduces miRNA se ...[more]