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Abstract
In animal cells, small RNA molecules, called piRNAs, defend the genome against selfish DNA elements such as transposons. In this issue, Klattenhoff et al. (2009) report that an HP1 family protein, Rhino, is required for piRNA generation and transposon silencing in Drosophila germline cells. The results provide a link between heterochromatin and piRNA-mediated genome defense.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19766558 PMCID: PMC3244755 DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.08.030
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cell ISSN: 0092-8674 Impact factor: 41.582