Analysis of piRNA-mediated silencing of active TEs in Drosophila melanogaster suggests limits on the evolution of host genome defense

Molecular Biology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1816-1829

  Kelleher, Erin S ^a   Barbash, Daniel A ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Genome evolution; RNAi; Transposable elements

Indexed keywords

MESSENGER RNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSPOSON;

ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SILENCING; GENOME; HOST RESISTANCE; NONHUMAN; TRANSPOSON; ANIMAL; GENE DOSAGE; GENETIC RECOMBINATION; GENETIC SELECTION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GENOME EVOLUTION; INSECT GENOME; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RNAI; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS;

GENOME EVOLUTION; RNAI; TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS;

ANIMALS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE DOSAGE; GENE SILENCING; GENOME, INSECT; MULTIGENE FAMILY; RECOMBINATION, GENETIC; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; SELECTION, GENETIC; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84879296229     PISSN: 07374038     EISSN: 15371719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/molbev/mst081     Document Type: Article

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