Long-term experimental evolution reveals purifying selection on piRNA-mediated control of transposable element expression

Long-term experimental evolution reveals purifying selection on piRNA-mediated control of transposable element expression

Abstract Background Transposable elements (TEs) are an almost universal constituent of eukaryotic genomes. In animals, Piwi-interacting small RNAs (piRNAs) and repressive chromatin often play crucial roles in preventing TE transcription and thus restricting TE activity. Nevertheless, TE content vari...

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Main Authors: Ulfar Bergthorsson, Caroline J. Sheeba, Anke Konrad, Tony Belicard, Toni Beltran, Vaishali Katju, Peter Sarkies
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-11-01
Series:BMC Biology
Subjects:
C. elegans
Experimental evolution
Transposable elements
Epigenetics
Small RNAs
piRNAs
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12915-020-00897-y

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