The absence of core piRNA biogenesis factors does not impact efficient transposon silencing in Drosophila

Large Drosophila germline piRNA clusters are evolutionarily labile and dispensable for transposon regulation

(2021) Daniel Gebert et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Widespread introgression across a phylogeny of 155 Drosophila genomes

(2021) Anton Suvorov et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The evolutionary arms race between transposable elements and piRNAs in Drosophila melanogaster

(2020) Shiqi Luo et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

The evolutionarily conserved piRNA-producing locus pi6 is required for male mouse fertility

(2020) Pei-Hsuan Wu et al.   NATURE GENETICS

Modulation of Aub–TDRD interactions elucidates piRNA amplification and germplasm formation

(2020) Nicholas Vrettos et al.   Life Science Alliance

Primate piRNA Cluster Evolution Suggests Limited Relevance of Pseudogenes in piRNA-Mediated Gene Regulation

(2019) Daniel Gebert et al.   Genome Biology and Evolution

Requirements for multivalent Yb body assembly in transposon silencing in Drosophila

(2019) Shigeki Hirakata et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Distinct and Collaborative Functions of Yb and Armitage in Transposon-Targeting piRNA Biogenesis

(2019) Hirotsugu Ishizu et al.   Cell Reports

A Heterochromatin-Specific RNA Export Pathway Facilitates piRNA Production

(2019) Mostafa F. ElMaghraby et al.   CELL

The nascent RNA binding complex SFiNX licenses piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation

(2019) Julia Batki et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Mammalian transposable elements and their impacts on genome evolution

(2018) Roy N. Platt et al.   CHROMOSOME RESEARCH

A Single Mechanism of Biogenesis, Initiated and Directed by PIWI Proteins, Explains piRNA Production in Most Animals

(2018) Ildar Gainetdinov et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

piRNA-Guided Genome Defense: From Biogenesis to Silencing

(2018) Benjamin Czech et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

A heterochromatin-dependent transcription machinery drives piRNA expression

(2017) Peter Refsing Andersen et al.   NATURE

Enzymatic production of single-molecule FISH and RNA capture probes

(2017) Imre Gaspar et al.   RNA

Recruitment of Armitage and Yb to a transcript triggers its phased processing into primary piRNAs in Drosophila ovaries

(2017) Radha Raman Pandey et al.   PLoS Genetics

Evolutionary history of LTR-retrotransposons among 20 Drosophila species

(2017) Nicolas Bargues et al.   Mobile DNA

Pan-arthropod analysis reveals somatic piRNAs as an ancestral defence against transposable elements

(2017) Samuel H. Lewis et al.   Nature Ecology & Evolution

Splicing-independent loading of TREX on nascent RNA is required for efficient expression of dual-strand piRNA clusters inDrosophila

(2016) Junho K. Hur et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Production of Small Noncoding RNAs from the flamenco Locus Is Regulated by the gypsy Retrotransposon of Drosophila melanogaster

(2016) V. Guida et al.   GENETICS

Sequence-dependent but not sequence-specific piRNA adhesion traps mRNAs to the germ plasm

(2016) Anastassios Vourekas et al.   NATURE

MIWI and piRNA-mediated cleavage of messenger RNAs in mouse testes

(2015) Peng Zhang et al.   CELL RESEARCH

RNF17 blocks promiscuous activity of PIWI proteins in mouse testes

(2015) Kaja A. Wasik et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

piRNA-guided slicing of transposon transcripts enforces their transcriptional silencing via specifying the nuclear piRNA repertoire

(2015) Kirsten-André Senti et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

piRNA-directed cleavage of meiotic transcripts regulates spermatogenesis

(2015) Wee Siong Sho Goh et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Slicing and Binding by Ago3 or Aub Trigger Piwi-Bound piRNA Production by Distinct Mechanisms

(2015) Wei Wang et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

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

(2015) F. Mohn et al.   SCIENCE

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

(2015) B. W. Han et al.   SCIENCE

Respective Functions of Two Distinct Siwi Complexes Assembled during PIWI-Interacting RNA Biogenesis in Bombyx Germ Cells

(2015) Kazumichi M. Nishida et al.   Cell Reports

Conserved piRNA Expression from a Distinct Set of piRNA Cluster Loci in Eutherian Mammals

(2015) Gung-wei Chirn et al.   PLoS Genetics

RNA Clamping by Vasa Assembles a piRNA Amplifier Complex on Transposon Transcripts

(2014) Jordi Xiol et al.   CELL

The Rhino-Deadlock-Cutoff Complex Licenses Noncanonical Transcription of Dual-Strand piRNA Clusters in Drosophila

(2014) Fabio Mohn et al.   CELL

The HP1 Homolog Rhino Anchors a Nuclear Complex that Suppresses piRNA Precursor Splicing

(2014) Zhao Zhang et al.   CELL

Transcriptional properties and splicing of the flamenco piRNA cluster

(2014) C. Goriaux et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Regulation of RNA polymerase II activation by histone acetylation in single living cells

(2014) Timothy J. Stasevich et al.   NATURE

Analysis of Hydra PIWI proteins and piRNAs uncover early evolutionary origins of the piRNA pathway

(2013) Robyn S.M. Lim et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

UAP56 Couples piRNA Clusters to the Perinuclear Transposon Silencing Machinery

(2012) Fan Zhang et al.   CELL

Structure and function of Zucchini endoribonuclease in piRNA biogenesis

(2012) Hiroshi Nishimasu et al.   NATURE

The structural biochemistry of Zucchini implicates it as a nuclease in piRNA biogenesis

(2012) Jonathan J. Ipsaro et al.   NATURE

Argonaute proteins

(2011) Elif Sarinay Cenik et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

A systematic analysis ofDrosophilaTUDOR domain-containing proteins identifies Vreteno and the Tdrd12 family as essential primary piRNA pathway factors

(2011) Dominik Handler et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Heterotypic piRNA Ping-Pong Requires Qin, a Protein with Both E3 Ligase and Tudor Domains

(2011) Zhao Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

A genome-scale shRNA resource for transgenic RNAi in Drosophila

(2011) Jian-Quan Ni et al.   NATURE METHODS

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

(2010) Daniel Olivieri et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Roles for the Yb body components Armitage and Yb in primary piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila

(2010) K. Saito et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Specialized piRNA Pathways Act in Germline and Somatic Tissues of the Drosophila Ovary

(2009) Colin D. Malone et al.   CELL

Collapse of Germline piRNAs in the Absence of Argonaute3 Reveals Somatic piRNAs in Flies

(2009) Chengjian Li et al.   CELL

Rapid repetitive element-mediated expansion of piRNA clusters in mammalian evolution

(2009) R. Assis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

PRG-1 and 21U-RNAs Interact to Form the piRNA Complex Required for Fertility in C. elegans

(2008) Pedro J. Batista et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Early origins and evolution of microRNAs and Piwi-interacting RNAs in animals

(2008) Andrew Grimson et al.   NATURE

An Epigenetic Role for Maternally Inherited piRNAs in Transposon Silencing

(2008) J. Brennecke et al.   SCIENCE

Identification of microRNAs and other small regulatory RNAs using cDNA library sequencing

(2007) Markus Hafner et al.   METHODS