PIWI Slicing and RNA Elements in Precursors Instruct Directional Primary piRNA Biogenesis
PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) mediate repression of transposons in the animal gonads. Primary processing converts long single-stranded RNAs into ∼30-nt piRNAs, but their entry into the biogenesis pathway is unknown. Here, we demonstrate that an RNA element at the 5′ end of a piRNA...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2015-07-01
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| Series: | Cell Reports |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124715006427 |