Emerging roles and functional mechanisms of PIWI-interacting RNAs

X Wang, A Ramat, M Simonelig, MF Liu - Nature Reviews Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are a class of small non-coding RNAs that associate with
proteins of the PIWI clade of the Argonaute family. First identified in animal germ line cells …

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 …

piRNA-guided genome defense: from biogenesis to silencing

B Czech, M Munafò, F Ciabrelli… - Annual review of …, 2018 - annualreviews.org
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) and their associated PIWI clade Argonaute proteins
constitute the core of the piRNA pathway. In gonadal cells, this conserved pathway is crucial …

Mechanisms, applications, and challenges of insect RNA interference

KY Zhu, SR Palli - Annual review of entomology, 2020 - annualreviews.org
The RNA interference (RNAi) triggered by short/small interfering RNA (siRNA) was
discovered in nematodes and found to function in most living organisms. RNAi has been …

The emerging role of the piRNA/piwi complex in cancer

Y Liu, M Dou, X Song, Y Dong, S Liu, H Liu, J Tao, W Li… - Molecular cancer, 2019 - Springer
Piwi interacting RNAs (piRNAs) constitute novel small non-coding RNA molecules of
approximately 24–31 nucleotides in length that often bind to members of the piwi protein …

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 …

PhasiRNAs in plants: their biogenesis, genic sources, and roles in stress responses, development, and reproduction

Y Liu, C Teng, R **a, BC Meyers - Plant Cell, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Phased secondary small interfering RNAs (phasiRNAs) constitute a major category of small
RNAs in plants, but most of their functions are still poorly defined. Some phasiRNAs, known …

[HTML][HTML] Circulating immune cells mediate a systemic RNAi-based adaptive antiviral response in Drosophila

M Tassetto, M Kunitomi, R Andino - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
Effective antiviral protection in multicellular organisms relies on both cell-autonomous and
systemic immunity. Systemic immunity mediates the spread of antiviral signals from infection …

Gynecologic cancers and non-coding RNAs: epigenetic regulators with emerging roles

ZS Razavi, V Tajiknia, S Majidi, M Ghandali… - Critical reviews in …, 2021 - Elsevier
Gynecologic cancers involve the female genital organs, such as the vulva, vagina, cervix,
endometrium, ovaries, and fallopian tubes. The occurrence and frequency of gynecologic …