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The nuage mediates retrotransposon silencing in mouse primordial ovarian follicles.
Development (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2013
Lim Ai Khim, Lorthongpanich Chanchao, Chew Ting Gang, Tan Chin Wee Godwin, Shue Yan Ting, Balu Sathish, Gounko Natalia, Kuramochi-Miyagawa Satomi, Matzuk Martin M, Chuma Shinichiro, Messerschmidt Daniel M, Solter Davor, Knowles Barbara B
Abstract excerpt
Mobilization of endogenous retrotransposons can destabilize the genome, an imminent danger during epigenetic reprogramming of cells in the germline. The P-element-induced wimpy testis (PIWI)-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway is known to silence retrotransposons in the mouse testes. Several piRNA pathway components localize to the unique, germline structure known as the nuage. In this study, we surveyed mouse...
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