RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors

Mature piRNAs are produced from long single-stranded precursor RNAs. Here the authors show that RNase κ generates 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing piRNA precursors and promotes piRNA production.

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Main Authors: Megumi Shigematsu, Takuya Kawamura, Keisuke Morichika, Natsuko Izumi, Takashi Kiuchi, Shozo Honda, Venetia Pliatsika, Ryuma Matsubara, Isidore Rigoutsos, Susumu Katsuma, Yukihide Tomari, Yohei Kirino
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Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-07-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24681-w
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author Megumi Shigematsu
Takuya Kawamura
Keisuke Morichika
Natsuko Izumi
Takashi Kiuchi
Shozo Honda
Venetia Pliatsika
Ryuma Matsubara
Isidore Rigoutsos
Susumu Katsuma
Yukihide Tomari
Yohei Kirino
author_facet Megumi Shigematsu
Takuya Kawamura
Keisuke Morichika
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description Mature piRNAs are produced from long single-stranded precursor RNAs. Here the authors show that RNase κ generates 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing piRNA precursors and promotes piRNA production.
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spelling doaj.art-939dadb0138143918c8127b14eb6589f2022-12-21T19:25:48ZengNature PortfolioNature Communications2041-17232021-07-0112111310.1038/s41467-021-24681-wRNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursorsMegumi Shigematsu0Takuya Kawamura1Keisuke Morichika2Natsuko Izumi3Takashi Kiuchi4Shozo Honda5Venetia Pliatsika6Ryuma Matsubara7Isidore Rigoutsos8Susumu Katsuma9Yukihide Tomari10Yohei Kirino11Computational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityInstitute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of TokyoDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityDepartment of Agricultural and Environmental Biology, Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of TokyoInstitute for Quantitative Biosciences, The University of TokyoComputational Medicine Center, Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Thomas Jefferson UniversityMature piRNAs are produced from long single-stranded precursor RNAs. Here the authors show that RNase κ generates 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing piRNA precursors and promotes piRNA production.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24681-w
spellingShingle Megumi Shigematsu
Takuya Kawamura
Keisuke Morichika
Natsuko Izumi
Takashi Kiuchi
Shozo Honda
Venetia Pliatsika
Ryuma Matsubara
Isidore Rigoutsos
Susumu Katsuma
Yukihide Tomari
Yohei Kirino
RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
Nature Communications
title RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
title_full RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
title_fullStr RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
title_full_unstemmed RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
title_short RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors
title_sort rnase κ promotes robust pirna production by generating 2 3 cyclic phosphate containing precursors
url https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-24681-w
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