Developmental expression of the microRNA let-7 is tightly regulated in many animals, and turnover has been linked to LIN-28 and uridylation in mammals. This regulation is now shown to be conserved in Caenorhabditis elegans, and PUP-2 is shown to be a uridylase that is specifically recruited to let-7 in a LIN-28–dependent manner.
- Nicolas J Lehrbach
- Javier Armisen
- Eric A Miska