Argonaute Proteins

"Argonaute Proteins" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A family of RNA-binding proteins that has specificity for MICRORNAS and SMALL INTERFERING RNA molecules. The proteins take part in RNA processing events as core components of RNA-induced silencing complex.

Descriptor ID	D060565
MeSH Number(s)	D08.811.277.352.355.350.810.500 D08.811.277.352.700.350.810.500 D12.776.157.725.500.906.500 D12.776.664.962.500.906.500
Concept/Terms	Argonaute Proteins Argonaute Proteins Proteins, Argonaute Ago Subfamily of Argonaute Proteins Ago Subfamily of Argonaute Proteins PIWI Subfamily of Argonaute Proteins PIWI Subfamily of Argonaute Proteins

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Argonaute Proteins".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Enzymes and Coenzymes [D08]
Enzymes [D08.811]
Hydrolases [D08.811.277]
Esterases [D08.811.277.352]
Endonucleases [D08.811.277.352.355]
Endoribonucleases [D08.811.277.352.355.350]
RNA-Induced Silencing Complex [D08.811.277.352.355.350.810]
Argonaute Proteins [D08.811.277.352.355.350.810.500]
Ribonucleases [D08.811.277.352.700]
Endoribonucleases [D08.811.277.352.700.350]
RNA-Induced Silencing Complex [D08.811.277.352.700.350.810]
Argonaute Proteins [D08.811.277.352.700.350.810.500]
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins [D12]
Proteins [D12.776]
Carrier Proteins [D12.776.157]
RNA-Binding Proteins [D12.776.157.725]
Ribonucleoproteins [D12.776.157.725.500]
RNA-Induced Silencing Complex [D12.776.157.725.500.906]
Argonaute Proteins [D12.776.157.725.500.906.500]
Nucleoproteins [D12.776.664]
RNA-Binding Proteins [D12.776.664.962]
Ribonucleoproteins [D12.776.664.962.500]
RNA-Induced Silencing Complex [D12.776.664.962.500.906]
Argonaute Proteins [D12.776.664.962.500.906.500]

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
2007	0	3	3
2009	0	2	2
2010	0	2	2
2011	1	2	3
2012	1	1	2
2013	0	2	2
2014	1	1	2
2015	0	1	1
2016	0	2	2
2017	1	0	1
2020	2	0	2
2021	0	1	1
2025	1	0	1

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Lazar S, Wurtzel JGT, Askari S, Cooper M, Zhao X, Ma P, Goldfinger LE. Argonaute2 modulates megakaryocyte development and sex-specific control of platelet protein expression and reactivity. Sci Rep. 2025 01 28; 15(1):3590.

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Li L, Sheng P, Li T, Fields CJ, Hiers NM, Wang Y, Li J, Guardia CM, Licht JD, Xie M. Widespread microRNA degradation elements in target mRNAs can assist the encoded proteins. Genes Dev. 2021 12 01; 35(23-24):1595-1609.

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Vrettos N, Maragkakis M, Alexiou P, Sgourdou P, Ibrahim F, Palmieri D, Kirino Y, Mourelatos Z. Modulation of Aub-TDRD interactions elucidates piRNA amplification and germplasm formation. Life Sci Alliance. 2021 03; 4(3).

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L? J, Zhao Q, Ding X, Guo Y, Li Y, Xu Z, Li S, Wang Z, Shen L, Chen HW, Yu Z, Pestell RG. Cyclin D1 promotes secretion of pro-oncogenic immuno-miRNAs and piRNAs. Clin Sci (Lond). 2020 04 17; 134(7):791-805.

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Zhang K, Pomyen Y, Barry AE, Martin SP, Khatib S, Knight L, Forgues M, Dominguez DA, Parhar R, Shah AP, Bodzin AS, Wang XW, Dang H. AGO2 Mediates MYC mRNA Stability in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Mol Cancer Res. 2020 04; 18(4):612-622.

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Honda S, Kawamura T, Loher P, Morichika K, Rigoutsos I, Kirino Y. The biogenesis pathway of tRNA-derived piRNAs in Bombyx germ cells. Nucleic Acids Res. 2017 Sep 06; 45(15):9108-9120.

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Phay M, Kim HH, Yoo S. Analysis of piRNA-Like Small Non-coding RNAs Present in Axons of Adult Sensory Neurons. Mol Neurobiol. 2018 01; 55(1):483-494.

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Rowley JW, Chappaz S, Corduan A, Chong MM, Campbell R, Khoury A, Manne BK, Wurtzel JG, Michael JV, Goldfinger LE, Mumaw MM, Nieman MT, Kile BT, Provost P, Weyrich AS. Dicer1-mediated miRNA processing shapes the mRNA profile and function of murine platelets. Blood. 2016 Apr 07; 127(14):1743-51.

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Telonis AG, Loher P, Jing Y, Londin E, Rigoutsos I. Beyond the one-locus-one-miRNA paradigm: microRNA isoforms enable deeper insights into breast cancer heterogeneity. Nucleic Acids Res. 2015 Oct 30; 43(19):9158-75.

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Loher P, Londin ER, Rigoutsos I. IsomiR expression profiles in human lymphoblastoid cell lines exhibit population and gender dependencies. Oncotarget. 2014 Sep 30; 5(18):8790-802.

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