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Cracking the MiRISC Code: An Investiagtion in to Charactersing a ‘Hidden Code’ within MicroRNA Silencing Biology!

Tyson Sharp  Cracking the MiRISC Code

MicroRNA-mediated silencing in mammalians regulates almost all fundamental cellular and biological processes. Central to this are four Argonaute (AGO) proteins, which are thought to have overlapping functions. However, our data and this exciting project will address how their redundancy is controlled by the association of LIMD1 family proteins (LIMD1, Ajuba and WTIP (LAW)). AGOs are part of the miRNA induced silencing complexes (miRISC), which also contains TNRC6 family proteins. The specific combinations of AGO/LAW/TNRC6 and the conditions/cell contexts (‘miRISC code’) that give rise to correct control of gene expression will be characterized in this novel study.

Disciplines and Techniques
Project supervisor/s
Professor Tyson V. Sharp
Tyson's research originate from our initial identification of LIMD1 as a specific pRB (retinoblastoma protein) binding partner (Sharp TV et al PNAS 2004).
Queen Mary University of London
Professor Richard Jenner
Richard's research is focused on understanding how interactions between chromatin regulators and RNA function to direct cell differentiation
University College London
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Gu et al.,
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Beltran et al.,
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