piRNA involvement in genome stability and human cancer
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a large family of small, single-stranded, non-coding RNAs present throughout the animal kingdom. They form complexes with several members of the PIWI clade of Argonaute proteins and carry out regulatory functions. Their best established biological role is the inhib...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4412036/ |