miRNA degrading enzymes (WP4316)

Homo sapiens

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MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are short RNAs that are important for the regulation of numerous biological processes. Accordingly, the expression of miRNAs is itself tightly controlled by mechanisms acting at the level of transcription as well as processing of miRNA precursors. Recently, active degradation of mature miRNAs has been identified as another mechanism that is important for miRNA homeostasis. In cultured human cells, ribosomal RNA processing protein 41 (RRP41) and polynucleotide phosphorylase (PNPT1) degrade specific miRNAs in the 3'-to-5'direction. (Adapted from Großhans H. et al 2012.)

Authors

Amadeo and Kristina Hanspers

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Organisms

Homo sapiens

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Pathway Ontology

microRNA pathway

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Label Type Compact URI Comment
RRP41 GeneProduct uniprot:Q9NPD3
PNPT1 GeneProduct ensembl:ENSG00000138035
XRN1 GeneProduct ensembl:ENSG00000114127

References

  1. MicroRNA degradation and turnover: regulating the regulators. Zhang Z, Qin YW, Brewer G, Jing Q. Wiley Interdiscip Rev RNA. 2012;3(4):593–600. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia
  2. MicroRNA turnover: when, how, and why. Rüegger S, Großhans H. Trends Biochem Sci. 2012 Oct;37(10):436–46. PubMed Europe PMC Scholia