8dg7

Structural highlights

Function

DCR1_DROME Endoribonuclease which functions in microRNA- (miRNA) gene silencing and, independently of its ribonuclease III activity, also acts in the short interfering RNA- (siRNA) gene silencing pathway (PubMed:11201747, PubMed:11498593, PubMed:15066283, PubMed:15918769, PubMed:15985611, PubMed:17666393, PubMed:17928574, PubMed:19451544, PubMed:19635780, PubMed:21419681, PubMed:21926993, PubMed:24488111, PubMed:36182693). Cleaves hairpin precursor miRNAs (pre-miRNA) to generate mature miRNAs (miRNAs) that are between twenty-one to twenty-four nucleotides in length and function in RNA silencing and post-transcriptional regulation of gene expression (PubMed:15066283, PubMed:15918769, PubMed:15985611, PubMed:17666393, PubMed:17928574, PubMed:19451544, PubMed:19635780, PubMed:21419681, PubMed:21926993, PubMed:23063653, PubMed:24488111, PubMed:36182693). Also functions in miRNA loading and assembly of the Argonaute 1 (AGO1)-containing RNA-induced silencing complex (miRISC), with the miRNAs serving as a guide to direct the miRISC to complementary RNAs to degrade them or prevent their translation (PubMed:15066283, PubMed:17928574, PubMed:19451544). Independently of its catalytic activity, functions in the siRNA silencing pathway by promoting assembly of the siRNA-directed Argonaute 2 (AGO2)-containing RISC (siRISC) (PubMed:15066283). Required for the proper formation of a stable intermediate (R2) in siRISC assembly, which is formed from the R1 precursor complex (containing Dcr-2, R2D2 and the siRNA) and is used for assembly of the mature (R3) siRISC complex (PubMed:15066283). It is not required for siRNA biogenesis (PubMed:15066283, PubMed:21419681). During embryogenesis, involved in germline fate determination (PubMed:16949822).^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15]}

References

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