CSR-1 Slices a Balance.

Yu, Ruby; Moazed, Danesh · Cell · 2016

basic_science · Level V

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Abstract

CSR-1 is a germline-expressed C. elegans Argonaute protein essential for viability. In this issue of Cell, Gerson-Gurwitz et al. now demonstrate a role for CSR-1 and its slicer activity in downregulating the levels of maternally deposited mRNAs to fine-tune the expression of proteins with critical roles in embryonic cell divisions.

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