Abstract: |
We outline structure-function contributions from our laboratories on protein-RNA recognition events that monitor siRNA length, 5′-phosphate and 2-nucleotide 3′ overhangs, as well as the architecture of Argonaute, its externally bound siRNA complex, and Argonaute-based models involving guide-strand-mediated mRNA binding, cleavage, and release. © 2006 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press. |
Keywords: |
genetics; review; metabolism; microrna; biological model; models, biological; small interfering rna; rna, small interfering; rna interference; biosynthesis; bacterial protein; chemistry; bacterial proteins; messenger rna; rna, messenger; models, molecular; protein structure, tertiary; chemical structure; micrornas; protein tertiary structure; ribonuclease iii; virus protein; viral proteins; initiation factor; peptide initiation factors
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