Evidence map›Paper›PMID 20974746›Full record

ArticleRNA (New York, N.Y.)2010

Short RNA duplexes guide sequence-dependent cleavage by human Dicer.

Lucien Bergeron, Jean-Pierre Perreault, Sherif Abou Elela

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Article in RNA (New York, N.Y.), 2010. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4citing papers in PubMed
0.1field-weighted citation impact, top 45% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. RiboCop surveils pre-rRNA processing by Dicer in cellular quiescence.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Lucien BergeronRNA group/Groupe ARN, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Québec J1H 5N4, Canada.
Jean-Pierre Perreault
Sherif Abou Elela
Université de Sherbrooke · CA

Funding

Canadian Institutes of Health Research
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Dicer is a member of the double-stranded (ds) RNA-specific ribonuclease III (RNase III) family that is required for RNA processing and degradation. Like most members of the RNase III family, Dicer possesses a dsRNA binding domain and cleaves long RNA duplexes in vitro. In this study, Dicer substrate selectivity was examined using bipartite substrates. These experiments revealed that an RNA helix possessing a 2-nucleotide (nt) 3'-overhang may bind and direct sequence-specific Dicer-mediated cleavage in trans at a fixed distance from the 3'-end overhang. Chemical modifications of the substrate indicate that the presence of the ribose 2'-hydroxyl group is not required for Dicer binding, but some located near the scissile bonds are needed for RNA cleavage. This suggests a flexible mechanism for substrate selectivity that recognizes the overall shape of an RNA helix. Examination of the structure of natural pre-microRNAs (pre-miRNAs) suggests that they may form bipartite substrates with complementary mRNA sequences, and thus induce seed-independent Dicer cleavage. Indeed, in vitro, natural pre-miRNA directed sequence-specific Dicer-mediated cleavage in trans by supporting the formation of a substrate mimic.

Indexed as

Base CompositionBase SequenceBinding SitesCells, CulturedDEAD-box RNA HelicasesHumansMicroRNAsModels, BiologicalNucleic Acid ConformationProtein BindingRibonuclease IIIRNA, Double-StrandedRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small UntranslatedDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDICER1 protein, humanMicroRNAsRibonuclease IIIRNA, Double-StrandedRNA, Small Untranslated

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PMID20974746
PMCPMC2995407
OpenAlexW2138413688

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