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MicroRNA transcription and processing: Elongator caught in the act

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The Elongator complex promotes MIRNA gene transcription and recruits the microRNA processing machinery for co-transcriptional processing.

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Figure 1: Elongator functions in both miRNA transcription and processing.

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Laubinger, S. MicroRNA transcription and processing: Elongator caught in the act. Nature Plants 1, 15076 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nplants.2015.76

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