Micro RNA Flashcards

1
Q

what is its job?

A

To send mRNA sequences with the exact same sequence as itself to degradation, or strands that kinda match up, to inhibit them, put them on hold

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2
Q

what does it possess prior to leaving the nucleus that is actually responsible for it being able to leave the nucleus?

A

a hairpin loop

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3
Q

what enzyme takes that loop off once it exits the nucleus?

A

Dicer

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4
Q

Once the loop is taken off, what is left that cannot be allowed?

A

Double stranded RNA, so an enzyme will come and remove one strand

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