PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 27872309-4 2016 Here we report that recognition of the 5"-monophosphate of a long dsRNA substrate by a phosphate-binding pocket in the Dicer-2 PAZ (Piwi, Argonaute, and Zwille/Pinhead) domain is crucial for the length fidelity, but not the efficiency, in 21-nt siRNA production. 5"-monophosphate 39-55 Dicer-2 Drosophila melanogaster 119-126 27872309-6 2016 We propose that the 5"-monophosphate of a long dsRNA substrate is anchored by the phosphate-binding pocket in the Dicer-2 PAZ domain and the distance between the pocket and the RNA cleavage active site in the RNaseIII domain corresponds to the 21-nt pitch in the A-form duplex of a long dsRNA substrate, resulting in high-fidelity 21-nt siRNA production. 5"-monophosphate 20-36 Dicer-2 Drosophila melanogaster 114-121