The Genetic Makeup of the Drosophila piRNA Pathway

The piRNA (PIWI-interacting RNA) pathway is a small RNA silencing system that acts in animal gonads and protects the genome against the deleterious influence of transposons. A major bottleneck in the field is the lack of comprehensive knowledge of the factors and molecular processes that constitute...

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Main Authors: Handler, Dominik, Meixner, Katharina, Pizka, Manfred, Lauss, Kathrin, Schmied, Christopher, Gruber, Franz Sebastian, Brennecke, Julius
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Cell Press 2013
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679447/