piRNAs and their diverse roles: a transposable element-driven tactic for gene regulation?

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

(2015) Peng Zhang et al.   CELL RESEARCH

piRNA-directed cleavage of meiotic transcripts regulates spermatogenesis

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

Increased production of piRNAs from euchromatic clusters and genes in Anopheles gambiae compared with Drosophila melanogaster

(2015) Phillip George et al.   Epigenetics & Chromatin

Aubergine iCLIP Reveals piRNA-Dependent Decay of mRNAs Involved in Germ Cell Development in the Early Embryo

(2015) Bridlin Barckmann et al.   Cell Reports

Piwi Proteins and piRNAs in Mammalian Oocytes and Early Embryos

(2015) Elke F. Roovers 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

piRNAs from Pig Testis Provide Evidence for a Conserved Role of the Piwi Pathway in Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation in Mammals

(2015) Daniel Gebert et al.   PLoS One

A comprehensive analysis of piRNAs from adult human testis and their relationship with genes and mobile elements

(2014) Hongseok Ha et al.   BMC GENOMICS

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

(2014) Fabio Mohn et al.   CELL

Pachytene piRNAs instruct massive mRNA elimination during late spermiogenesis

(2014) Lan-Tao Gou et al.   CELL RESEARCH

PIWI homologs mediate Histone H4 mRNA localization to planarian chromatoid bodies

(2014) L. Rouhana et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Transcriptional properties and splicing of the flamenco piRNA cluster

(2014) C. Goriaux et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Retrotransposons and pseudogenes regulate mRNAs and lncRNAs via the piRNA pathway in the germline

(2014) Toshiaki Watanabe et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

A single female-specific piRNA is the primary determiner of sex in the silkworm

(2014) Takashi Kiuchi et al.   NATURE

Genome-defence small RNAs exapted for epigenetic mating-type inheritance

(2014) Deepankar Pratap Singh et al.   NATURE

The human Piwi protein Hiwi2 associates with tRNA-derived piRNAs in somatic cells

(2014) Simon P. Keam et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The capacity of target silencing byDrosophilaPIWI and piRNAs

(2014) Christina Post et al.   RNA

A droplet digital PCR detection method for rare L1 insertions in tumors

(2014) Travis B White et al.   Mobile DNA

Distinct features of the piRNA pathway in somatic and germ cells: from piRNA cluster transcription to piRNA processing and amplification

(2014) Emmanuelle Théron et al.   Mobile DNA

Drosophila piwi Mutants Exhibit Germline Stem Cell Tumors that Are Sustained by Elevated Dpp Signaling

(2013) Zhigang Jin et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

The C. elegans CSR-1 Argonaute Pathway Counteracts Epigenetic Silencing to Promote Germline Gene Expression

(2013) Meetu Seth et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Protection of Germline Gene Expression by the C. elegans Argonaute CSR-1

(2013) Christopher J. Wedeles et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Small RNA profiling of Xenopus embryos reveals novel miRNAs and a new class of small RNAs derived from intronic transposable elements

(2013) J. L. Harding et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

An Ancient Transcription Factor Initiates the Burst of piRNA Production during Early Meiosis in Mouse Testes

(2013) Xin Zhiguo Li et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Histone acetylation: molecular mnemonics on the chromatin

(2013) Johannes Gräff et al.   NATURE REVIEWS NEUROSCIENCE

Distribution, evolution, and diversity of retrotransposons at the flamenco locus reflect the regulatory properties of piRNA clusters

(2013) V. Zanni et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

C. elegans piRNAs Mediate the Genome-wide Surveillance of Germline Transcripts

(2012) Heng-Chi Lee et al.   CELL

A Role for Neuronal piRNAs in the Epigenetic Control of Memory-Related Synaptic Plasticity

(2012) Priyamvada Rajasethupathy et al.   CELL

piRNAs Can Trigger a Multigenerational Epigenetic Memory in the Germline of C. elegans

(2012) Alyson Ashe et al.   CELL

Arginine methylation as a molecular signature of the Piwi small RNA pathway

(2011) Vasily V. Vagin et al.   CELL CYCLE

Functional specialization of Piwi proteins in Paramecium tetraurelia from post-transcriptional gene silencing to genome remodelling

(2011) Khaled Bouhouche et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Identification of piRNAs in the central nervous system

(2011) E. J. Lee et al.   RNA

Maternal mRNA deadenylation and decay by the piRNA pathway in the early Drosophila embryo

(2010) Christel Rouget et al.   NATURE

Distinct Functions for the Drosophila piRNA Pathway in Genome Maintenance and Telomere Protection

(2010) Jaspreet S. Khurana et al.   PLoS Genetics

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

(2009) Colin D. Malone et al.   CELL

The Drosophila HP1 Homolog Rhino Is Required for Transposon Silencing and piRNA Production by Dual-Strand Clusters

(2009) Carla Klattenhoff et al.   CELL

A Broadly Conserved Pathway Generates 3′UTR-Directed Primary piRNAs

(2009) Nicolas Robine et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Identifying repeats and transposable elements in sequenced genomes: how to find your way through the dense forest of programs

(2009) E Lerat   HEREDITY

A regulatory circuit for piwi by the large Maf gene traffic jam in Drosophila

(2009) Kuniaki Saito et al.   NATURE

A piRNA Pathway Primed by Individual Transposons Is Linked to De Novo DNA Methylation in Mice

(2008) Alexei A. Aravin et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Transposable elements and the evolution of regulatory networks

(2008) Cédric Feschotte   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The PIWI proteins SMEDWI-2 and SMEDWI-3 are required for stem cell function and piRNA expression in planarians

(2008) D. Palakodeti et al.   RNA