PIWI-interacting RNAs: who, what, when, where, why, and how
Haase A, Ketting R, Lai E, van Rij R, Siomi M, Svoboda P, van Wolfswinkel J, Wu P. PIWI-interacting RNAs: who, what, when, where, why, and how. The EMBO Journal 2024, 1-5. PMID: 39327528, DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00253-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA biologySelfish genetic elementsAdult mammalian testisGerm cell biologyRegulate gene expressionPIWI proteinsMammalian testisGenetic elementsEvolutionary biologistsAntiviral defenseGene expressionCell biologyBiologyPIWIRNATestisGeneticistsBiologistsProteinGermPlanariaDefenseExpressionBiochemistsA comparative roadmap of PIWI-interacting RNAs across seven species reveals insights into de novo piRNA-precursor formation in mammals
Konstantinidou P, Loubalova Z, Ahrend F, Friman A, Almeida M, Poulet A, Horvat F, Wang Y, Losert W, Lorenzi H, Svoboda P, Miska E, van Wolfswinkel J, Haase A. A comparative roadmap of PIWI-interacting RNAs across seven species reveals insights into de novo piRNA-precursor formation in mammals. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114777. PMID: 39302833, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsPiwi-interacting RNA clustersPiRNA clustersPiRNA biologySilencing mobile genetic elementsGenomic piRNA clustersSingle-stranded precursorsMobile genetic elementsSafeguarding genome integrityGerm cell biologySpecies-specific variationGenome invadersTranscriptional readthroughTransposon insertionGenetic elementsGenome integrityRetroviral invasionMolecular mechanismsCell biologyRNAMammalsSpeciesBiologyTransposonReadthrough