Functional Proteomics Identifies a PICS Complex Required for piRNA Maturation and Chromosome Segregation

Summary: piRNAs play significant roles in suppressing transposons and nonself nucleic acids, maintaining genome integrity, and defending against viral infections. In C. elegans, piRNA precursors are transcribed in the nucleus and are subjected to a number of processing and maturation steps. The biog...

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Main Authors: Chenming Zeng, Chenchun Weng, Xiaoyang Wang, Yong-Hong Yan, Wen-Jun Li, Demin Xu, Minjie Hong, Shanhui Liao, Meng-Qiu Dong, Xuezhu Feng, Chao Xu, Shouhong Guang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-06-01
Series:Cell Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211124719307053