Molecular BiologyNucleic Acids ResearchPeer-reviewed
Functional microRNA targeting without seed pairing
Matthew H Hall, Peter Y. Wang, Thy Pham, David P. Bartel
The paper shows that microRNA targeting can occur without seed pairing, as 3'-only sites bind and repress mRNAs similarly to canonical sites, though with different kinetics and conformational effects.
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