piRNA biogenesis in the germline: From transcription of piRNA genomic sources to piRNA maturation

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Volumn 1859, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 82-92

  Hirakata, Shigeki ^a   Siomi, Mikiko C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Germline; piRNA; piRNA cluster; Piwi; RNA processing; Transcription

Indexed keywords

GENOMIC RNA; PIWI INTERACTING RNA; RNA PRECURSOR; ARGONAUTE PROTEIN; SMALL INTERFERING RNA; TRANSPOSON;

BIOGENESIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYTOPLASM; DROSOPHILA; GENE CLUSTER; GERMLINE STEM CELL; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; NUCLEAR EXPORT SIGNAL; OVARY CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; RNA ANALYSIS; RNA TRANSCRIPTION; SOMATIC CELL; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENE SILENCING; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GERM CELL; METABOLISM; TRANSPOSON;

ANIMALS; ARGONAUTE PROTEINS; DNA TRANSPOSABLE ELEMENTS; DROSOPHILA; GENE SILENCING; GERM CELLS; MAMMALS; RNA, SMALL INTERFERING; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84953358217     PISSN: 18749399     EISSN: 18764320     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbagrm.2015.09.002     Document Type: Review

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