dcr-1 [Browse genome (BioProject PRJNA13758)] [Search on AGR]
Caenorhabditis elegans Enables deoxyribonuclease I activity and ribonuclease III activity. Involved in several processes, including nucleic acid metabolic process; olfactory learning; and positive regulation of primary miRNA processing. Acts upstream of or within defense response to Gram-positive bacterium. Located in cytosol and nucleus. Expressed in germ line; intestine; neurons; and somatic cell. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in several diseases, including DICER1 syndrome; gastrointestinal system cancer (multiple); and multinodular goiter. Is an ortholog of human DICER1 (dicer 1, ribonuclease III).
Dicer1 [Search on AGR]
Homo sapiens This gene encodes a protein possessing an RNA helicase motif containing a DEXH box in its amino terminus and an RNA motif in the carboxy terminus. The encoded protein functions as a ribonuclease and is required by the RNA interference and small temporal RNA (stRNA) pathways to produce the active small RNA component that represses gene expression. This protein also acts as a strong antiviral agent with activity against RNA viruses, including the Zika and SARS-CoV-2 viruses. Alternative splicing results in multiple transcript variants. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2021]