The E3 ubiquitin ligase mechanism specifying target-directed microRNA degradation
Jakob Farnung, Elena Slobodyanyuk, Peter Y. Wang, Lianne W. Blodgett, Daniel H. Lin, Susanne von Gronau, Brenda Arlene Schulman, David P. Bartel
This paper identifies how a human AGO-miRNA-trigger complex binds ZSWIM8 for CUL3-mediated polyubiquitylation, leading to target-directed miRNA degradation.
bioRxiv · Jan 5, 2026 · PreprintBiochemistry