PIWI-interacting RNA: its biogenesis and functions

YW Iwasaki, MC Siomi, H Siomi - Annual review of biochemistry, 2015 - annualreviews.org
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small RNAs that are 24–31 nucleotides in
length. They associate with PIWI proteins, which constitute a germline-specific subclade of …

[HTML][HTML] Small RNAs as guardians of the genome

CD Malone, GJ Hannon - Cell, 2009 - cell.com
Transposons populate the landscape of all eukaryotic genomes. Often considered purely
genomic parasites, transposons can also benefit their hosts, playing roles in gene regulation …

LTR_retriever: a highly accurate and sensitive program for identification of long terminal repeat retrotransposons

S Ou, N Jiang - Plant physiology, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Long terminal repeat retrotransposons (LTR-RTs) are prevalent in plant genomes. The
identification of LTR-RTs is critical for achieving high-quality gene annotation. Based on the …

[HTML][HTML] Evolution of genes and genomes on the Drosophila phylogeny

AG Clark, MB Eisen, DR Smith, CM Bergman, B Oliver… - Nature, 2007 - hal.science
Comparative analysis of multiple genomes in a phylogenetic framework dramatically
improves the precision and sensitivity of evolutionary inference, producing more robust …

Considering Transposable Element Diversification in De Novo Annotation Approaches

T Flutre, E Duprat, C Feuillet, H Quesneville - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Transposable elements (TEs) are mobile, repetitive DNA sequences that are almost
ubiquitous in prokaryotic and eukaryotic genomes. They have a large impact on genome …

Fine-grained annotation and classification of de novo predicted LTR retrotransposons

S Steinbiss, U Willhoeft, G Gremme… - Nucleic acids …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
Long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons and endogenous retroviruses (ERVs) are
transposable elements in eukaryotic genomes well suited for computational identification …

[HTML][HTML] UAP56 couples piRNA clusters to the perinuclear transposon silencing machinery

F Zhang, J Wang, J Xu, Z Zhang, BS Koppetsch… - Cell, 2012 - cell.com
Summary piRNAs silence transposons during germline development. In Drosophila,
transcripts from heterochromatic clusters are processed into primary piRNAs in the …

An in vivo RNAi assay identifies major genetic and cellular requirements for primary piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila

D Olivieri, MM Sykora, R Sachidanandam… - The EMBO …, 2010 - embopress.org
In Drosophila, PIWI proteins and bound PIWI‐interacting RNAs (piRNAs) form the core of a
small RNA‐mediated defense system against selfish genetic elements. Within germline …

The piRNA pathway: a fly's perspective on the guardian of the genome

KA Senti, J Brennecke - Trends in Genetics, 2010 - cell.com
Throughout the eukaryotic lineage, small RNA silencing pathways protect the genome
against the deleterious influence of selfish genetic elements such as transposons. In …

Transposable elements and the evolution of insects

C Gilbert, J Peccoud, R Cordaux - Annual Review of Entomology, 2021 - annualreviews.org
Insects are major contributors to our understanding of the interaction between transposable
elements (TEs) and their hosts, owing to seminal discoveries, as well as to the growing …