6mer seed toxicity in tumor suppressive microRNAs
Q. Q. Gao, W. E. Putzbach, A. E. Murmann, S. Chen, A. A. Sarshad, J. M. Peter, E. T. Bartom, M. Hafner, M. E. Peter
The paper identifies 6mer seed sequences in miRNAs that are toxic to cancer cells, showing that tumor suppressive miRNAs use these toxic seeds to kill cancer cells.
bioRxiv · Aug 31, 2018Cell Biology