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Hen1 is required for oocyte development and piRNA stability in zebrafish.
The EMBO journal - 3 Nov 2010
Kamminga Leonie M, Luteijn Maartje J, den Broeder Marjo J, Redl Stefan, Kaaij Lucas J T, Roovers Elke F, Ladurner Peter, Berezikov Eugene, Ketting René F
Abstract excerpt
Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are germ line-specific small RNA molecules that have a function in genome defence and germ cell development. They associate with a specific class of Argonaute proteins, named Piwi, and function through an RNA interference-like mechanism. piRNAs carry a 2'-O-methyl m...
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