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drosha

drosha noun: an RNA-specific endoribonuclease.

Noun

drosha (uncountable)

  1. An RNA-specific endoribonuclease
    • Most miRNAs arise from very long transcripts known as primary miRNA (pri-miRNA) by drosha and its cofactor DGCR8 (DiGeorge syndrome critical region gene 8) in nucleus converting it to ~70-100 bp precursor miRNA (pre-miRNA).2015 July 8, Hamid Ali Khan et al., “Identification of miRNAs during mouse postnatal ovarian development and superovulation”, in Journal of Ovarian Research, volume 8, →DOI

Questions about drosha

What does drosha mean?
Drosha means an RNA-specific endoribonuclease.
What part of speech is drosha?
Drosha is a noun.

Words near drosha in the dictionary

  1. droschkes
  2. drosera
  3. droseraceous
  4. droseras
  5. droserone
  6. drosha
  7. droshkies
  8. droshky
  9. droshkys
  10. droskies
  11. drosky

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