MicroRNAs are small, noncoding RNAs that regulate gene expression in eukaryotes. The multipurpose protein hnRNP A1, a well-known factor in the regulation of precursor messenger RNA splicing, has now been implicated in the biogenesis of the microRNA miR-18a, shedding further light on the emerging topic of post-transcriptional regulation of microRNA expression.
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Nielsen, A., Leuschner, P. & Martinez, J. Not miR-ly a splicing factor: hnRNP A1 succumbs to microRNA temptation. Nat Struct Mol Biol 14, 572–573 (2007). https://doi.org/10.1038/nsmb0707-572
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