A Role for the RNA-Binding Protein MOS2 in MicroRNA Maturation in Arabidopsis
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ABSTRACT: microRNAs (miRNAs) play important roles in the regulation of gene expression. In Arabidopsis, mature miRNAs are processed from primary miRNA transcripts (pri-miRNAs) by nuclear HYL1/SE/DCL1 complexes that form Dicing bodies (D-bodies). Here we report that a RNA-binding protein MOS2 bound to pri-miRNAs and was required for their efficient processing. MOS2 did not interact with HYL1, SE, and DCL1 and was not localized in D-bodies. Interestingly, in the absence of MOS2, the recruitment of pri-miRNAs by HYL1 was greatly reduced and the localization of HYL1 in D-bodies was compromised. These data suggest that MOS2 facilitates pri-miRNA processing through facilitating the recruitment of pri-miRNAs by the Dicing complexes.
ORGANISM(S): Arabidopsis thaliana
PROVIDER: GSE41843 | GEO | 2012/10/27
SECONDARY ACCESSION(S): PRJNA178309
REPOSITORIES: GEO
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