Transgenic Expression of the piRNA-Resistant Masculinizer Gene Induces Female-Specific Lethality and Partial Female-to-Male Sex Reversal in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori.

Transgenic Expression of the piRNA-Resistant Masculinizer Gene Induces Female-Specific Lethality and Partial Female-to-Male Sex Reversal in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori.

In Bombyx mori (B. mori), Fem piRNA originates from the W chromosome and is responsible for femaleness. The Fem piRNA-PIWI complex targets and cleaves mRNAs transcribed from the Masc gene. Masc encodes a novel CCCH type zinc-finger protein and is required for male-specific splicing of B. mori double...

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Main Authors: Hiroki Sakai, Megumi Sumitani, Yasuhiko Chikami, Kensuke Yahata, Keiro Uchino, Takashi Kiuchi, Susumu Katsuma, Fugaku Aoki, Hideki Sezutsu, Masataka G Suzuki
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-08-01
Series:PLoS Genetics
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5007099?pdf=render

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