Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10804022 Biochimie 2011 8 Pages PDF
Abstract
► Mirtrons are short hairpin introns that serve as Drosha-independent Dicer substrates for microRNA biogenesis. ► Mirtrons exist in diverse eukaryotic species. ► Unlike canonical microRNAs, mirtrons are amenable to computational discovery without using comparative genomics.
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Mirtrons: microRNA biogenesis via splicing
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