Conserved generation of short products at piRNA loci
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The piRNA pathway operates in animal germ lines to ensure genome integrity through retrotransposon silencing. The Piwi protein-associated small RNAs (piRNAs) guide Piwi proteins to retrotransposon transcripts, which are degraded and...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-01-01
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Series: | BMC Genomics |
Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2164/12/46 |