miRNA Biogenesis Enzyme Drosha Is Required for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Survival

DiGeorge Syndrome Critical Region 8 (DGCR8) Protein-mediated microRNA Biogenesis Is Essential for Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Development in Mice

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DGCR8 HITS-CLIP reveals novel functions for the Microprocessor

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miRNA and vascular cell movement

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Conditional deletion of Dicer in vascular smooth muscle cells leads to the developmental delay and embryonic mortality

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The biogenesis and characterization of mammalian microRNAs of mirtron origin

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Smooth Muscle miRNAs Are Critical for Post-Natal Regulation of Blood Pressure and Vascular Function

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MicroRNAs Dynamically Remodel Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscle Cells

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A role for noncanonical microRNAs in the mammalian brain revealed by phenotypic differences in Dgcr8 versus Dicer1 knockouts and small RNA sequencing

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MicroRNA-21 plays a role in hypoxia-mediated pulmonary artery smooth muscle cell proliferation and migration

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Loss of MicroRNAs in Neural Crest Leads to Cardiovascular Syndromes Resembling Human Congenital Heart Defects

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MicroRNAs Are Necessary for Vascular Smooth Muscle Growth, Differentiation, and Function

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A dicer-independent miRNA biogenesis pathway that requires Ago catalysis

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miRBase: integrating microRNA annotation and deep-sequencing data

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A Novel miRNA Processing Pathway Independent of Dicer Requires Argonaute2 Catalytic Activity

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The knockout of miR-143 and -145 alters smooth muscle cell maintenance and vascular homeostasis in mice: correlates with human disease

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MicroRNAs miR-143 and miR-145 modulate cytoskeletal dynamics and responsiveness of smooth muscle cells to injury

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Acquisition of the contractile phenotype by murine arterial smooth muscle cells depends on the Mir143/145 gene cluster

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Most mammalian mRNAs are conserved targets of microRNAs

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SMAD proteins control DROSHA-mediated microRNA maturation

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DGCR8-dependent microRNA biogenesis is essential for skin development

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