proTRAC - a software for probabilistic piRNA cluster detection, visualization and analysis

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Throughout the metazoan lineage, typically gonadal expressed Piwi proteins and their guiding piRNAs (~26-32nt in length) form a protective mechanism of RNA interference directed against the propagation of transposable elements (TEs)....

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Main Authors: Rosenkranz David, Zischler Hans
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Bioinformatics
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2105/13/5