# microprocessor complex

> protein complex that binds to heme and to pri-miRNAs, and is required for the formation of a pre-microRNA (pre-miRNA), the initial step of microRNA (miRNA) biogenesis. The complex is composed of the double-stranded-RNA-specific RNase Drosha (also c

**Wikidata**: [Q21108530](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21108530)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microprocessor_complex)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/microprocessor-complex


## References

1. Gene Ontology release 2019-10-07
2. Gene Ontology release 2022-07-01
3. UMLS 2023