title: MicroRNA processing without Dicer.
abstract: The canonical processing of precursor microRNAs requires the endonuclease Dicer. A recent study shows that microRNAs can be processed independently of Dicer but instead require Argonaute 2.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of RNA Biology, Max Planck Institute of Biochemistry, Am Klopferspitz 18, 82152 Martinsried, Germany.
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dueck
authors.forename: Gunter
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Meister