An epigenetic activation role of Piwi and a Piwi-associated piRNA in Drosophila melanogaster

Hang Yin and Haifan Lin ()
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Hang Yin: Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA
Haifan Lin: Duke University Medical School, Durham, North Carolina 27710, USA

Nature, 2007, vol. 450, issue 7167, 304-308

Abstract: Non-coding small RNAs, or piRNAs, that interact with Argonaute family member Piwi are identified in Drosophila, and their role in counteracting silenced chromatin is characterized.

Date: 2007
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