Gender-specific hierarchy in nuage localization of PIWI-interacting RNA factors in Drosophila

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are germline-specific small non-coding RNAs that form piRNA-induced silencing complexes (piRISCs) by associating with PIWI proteins, a subclade of the Argonaute proteins predominantly expressed in the germline. piRISCs protect the integrity of the germline genome from...

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Main Authors: Mikiko C Siomi, Akihiro eNagao, Kaoru eSato, Kazumichi M Nishida, Haruhiko eSiomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Genetics
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fgene.2011.00055/full