A satellite repeat-derived piRNA controls embryonic development of Aedes
Halbach R, Miesen P, Joosten J, Taşköprü E, Rondeel I, Pennings B, Vogels C, Merkling S, Koenraadt C, Lambrechts L, van Rij R. A satellite repeat-derived piRNA controls embryonic development of Aedes. Nature 2020, 580: 274-277. PMID: 32269344, PMCID: PMC7145458, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-020-2159-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSatellite repeatsEmbryonic developmentGene expressionAbundant piwi-interacting RNAsLocal chromatin structureGlobal gene expressionTandem repeat elementsSequence-specific geneMosquito Aedes aegyptiPiRNA productionEukaryotic chromosomesChromatin structureEuchromatic regionsPiRNA sequencesMosquito biologyRepeat elementsDevelopmental arrestRepeatsDiverse classAedes aegyptiGenesTranscriptsCentral functionExpression