Somatic Primary piRNA Biogenesis Driven by cis-Acting RNA Elements and trans-Acting Yb

Primary piRNAs in Drosophila ovarian somatic cells arise from piRNA cluster transcripts and the 3′ UTRs of a subset of mRNAs, including Traffic jam (Tj) mRNA. However, it is unclear how these RNAs are determined as primary piRNA sources. Here, we identify a cis-acting 100-nt fragment in the Tj 3′ UT...

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Main Authors: Hirotsugu Ishizu, Yuka W. Iwasaki, Shigeki Hirakata, Haruka Ozaki, Wataru Iwasaki, Haruhiko Siomi, Mikiko C. Siomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-07-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715006476