Domestic chickens activate a piRNA defense against avian leukosis virus
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) protect the germ line by targeting transposable elements (TEs) through the base-pair complementarity. We do not know how piRNAs co-evolve with TEs in chickens. Here we reported that all active TEs in the chicken germ line are targeted by piRNAs, and as TEs lose their a...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-04-01
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Series: | eLife |
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/24695 |