An old weapon with a new function: PIWI-interacting RNAs in neurodegenerative diseases
Abstract PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are small non-coding transcripts that are highly conserved across species and regulate gene expression through pre- and post-transcriptional processes. piRNAs were originally discovered in germline cells and protect against transposable element expression to p...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | Translational Neurodegeneration |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40035-021-00233-6 |