The Cutoff protein regulates piRNA cluster expression and piRNA production in the Drosophila germline

The identity and function of many factors involved in the piRNA pathway remain unknown. Here, in Drosophila, cutoff plays a role in regulating piRNA cluster transcript levels and biogenesis together with the heterochromatin protein Rhino.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pane, Attilio, Jiang, Peng, Zhao, Dorothy Yanling, Singh, Mona, Schüpbach, Trudi
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2011
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3243597/