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tRNA-derived small RNAs target transposable element transcripts.
Nucleic acids research - 19 May 2017
Martinez German, Choudury Sarah G, Slotkin R Keith
Abstract excerpt
tRNA-derived RNA fragments (tRFs) are 18-26 nucleotide small RNAs that are not random degradation products, but are rather specifically cleaved from mature tRNA transcripts. Abundant in stressed or viral-infected cells, the function and potential targets of tRFs are not known. We identified that in the unstressed wild-type male gamete containing pollen of flowering plants, and analogous reproductive structure in...
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