PIWI-interacting RNAs: small RNAs with big functions

DM Ozata, I Gainetdinov, A Zoch, D O'Carroll… - Nature Reviews …, 2019 - nature.com
In animals, PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) of 21–35 nucleotides in length silence
transposable elements, regulate gene expression and fight viral infection. piRNAs guide …

Small non-coding RNA and cancer

G Romano, D Veneziano, M Acunzo… - …, 2017 - academic.oup.com
The ENCODE project has reported that at least 80% of the human genome is biologically
active, yet only a small part of human DNA encodes for protein. The massive amount of RNA …

One loop to rule them all: the **-pong cycle and piRNA-guided silencing

B Czech, GJ Hannon - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2016 - cell.com
The PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway is a conserved defense mechanism that protects
the genetic information of animal germ cells from the deleterious effects of molecular …

RISC assembly: Coordination between small RNAs and Argonaute proteins

H Kobayashi, Y Tomari - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2016 - Elsevier
Non-coding RNAs generally form ribonucleoprotein (RNP) complexes with their partner
proteins to exert their functions. Small RNAs, including microRNAs, small interfering RNAs …

piRNA-guided transposon cleavage initiates Zucchini-dependent, phased piRNA production

BW Han, W Wang, C Li, Z Weng, PD Zamore - Science, 2015 - science.org
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) protect the animal germ line by silencing transposons.
Primary piRNAs, generated from transcripts of genomic transposon “junkyards”(piRNA …

piRNA-guided slicing specifies transcripts for Zucchini-dependent, phased piRNA biogenesis

F Mohn, D Handler, J Brennecke - Science, 2015 - science.org
In animal gonads, PIWI-clade Argonaute proteins repress transposons sequence-
specifically via bound Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). These are processed from single …

[HTML][HTML] Single-molecule imaging reveals that argonaute reshapes the binding properties of its nucleic acid guides

WE Salomon, SM Jolly, MJ Moore, PD Zamore… - Cell, 2015 - cell.com
Argonaute proteins repress gene expression and defend against foreign nucleic acids using
short RNAs or DNAs to specify the correct target RNA or DNA sequence. We have …

Relaxed targeting rules help PIWI proteins silence transposons

I Gainetdinov, J Vega-Badillo, K Cecchini, A Bagci… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, small RNA guides, such as small interfering RNAs and microRNAs, direct
AGO-clade Argonaute proteins to regulate gene expression and defend the genome against …

Identification of piRNA binding sites reveals the argonaute regulatory landscape of the C. elegans germline

EZ Shen, H Chen, AR Ozturk, S Tu, M Shirayama… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Summary piRNAs (Piwi-interacting small RNAs) engage Piwi Argonautes to silence
transposons and promote fertility in animal germlines. Genetic and computational studies …

The genomes of all lungfish inform on genome expansion and tetrapod evolution

M Schartl, JM Woltering, I Irisarri, K Du, S Kneitz… - Nature, 2024 - nature.com
The genomes of living lungfishes can inform on the molecular-developmental basis of the
Devonian sarcopterygian fish–tetrapod transition. We de novo sequenced the genomes of …