| Literature DB >> 14528306 |
Erno Wienholds1, Marco J Koudijs, Freek J M van Eeden, Edwin Cuppen, Ronald H A Plasterk.
Abstract
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are produced by the Dicer1 enzyme; the role of Dicer1 in vertebrate development is unknown. Here we report target-selected inactivation of the dicer1 gene in zebrafish. We observed an initial build-up of miRNA levels, produced by maternal Dicer1, in homozygous dicer1 mutants, but miRNA accumulation stopped after a few days. This resulted in developmental arrest around day 10. These results indicate that miRNA-producing Dicer1 is essential for vertebrate development.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 14528306 DOI: 10.1038/ng1251
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Nat Genet ISSN: 1061-4036 Impact factor: 38.330