drosha

D2R1O1S1H4A1

noun

An RNA-specific endoribonuclease

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Meanings

noundrosha (uncountable)
  1. uncountablebiochemistryAn 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

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

DrahosShoard
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