Distinct and Collaborative Functions of Yb and Armitage in Transposon-Targeting piRNA Biogenesis

Summary: PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) repress transposons to maintain germline genome integrity. Previous studies showed that artificial tethering of Armitage (Armi) to reporter RNAs induced piRNA biogenesis. However, the lack of female sterile (1) Yb (Yb) in Drosophila ovarian somatic cells (OSCs...

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Main Authors: Hirotsugu Ishizu, Tatsuki Kinoshita, Shigeki Hirakata, Chihiro Komatsuzaki, Mikiko C. Siomi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-05-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719304942