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Iruka Eliminates Dysfunctional Argonaute by Selective Ubiquitination of Its Empty State
o̧pyright 2018 Elsevier Inc. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are loaded into the Argonaute subfamily of proteins (AGO) to form an effector complex …
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In vivo masculinizing function of the Ostrinia furnacalis Masculinizer gene
The Masculinizer gene (Masc) encodes a CCCH tandem zinc finger protein essential for masculinization and dosage compensation in the …
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Transcriptome profiling reveals infection strategy of an insect maculavirus
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Artificial ``ping-pong'' cascade of PIWI-interacting RNA in silkworm cells
o̧pyright 2016 Shoji et al.PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) play essential roles in the defense system against selfish elements in animal …
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Identification and Functional Analysis of the Pre-piRNA 3' Trimmer in Silkworms
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) play a crucial role in transposon silencing in animal germ cells. In piRNA biogenesis, single-stranded …
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Is the expression of sense and antisense transgenes really sufficient for artificial piRNA production?
Animals have evolved an elegant defense system against a diverse range of selfish elements such as transposons. In animal germ line …
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The Endosymbiotic Bacterium Wolbachia Selectively Kills Male Hosts by Targeting the Masculinizing Gene
o̧pyright 2015 Fukui et al.Pathogens are known to manipulate the reproduction and development of their hosts for their own benefit. …
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Sexually biased transcripts at early embryonic stages of the silkworm depend on the sex chromosome constitution
o̧pyright 2015 Elsevier B.V.In the silkworm, Bombyx mori, females are heterogametic (WZ) whereas males have two Z chromosomes. …
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Silkworm HP1a transcriptionally enhances highly expressed euchromatic genes via association with their transcription start sites
Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is an evolutionarily conserved protein across different eukaryotic species and is crucial for …
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A single female-specific piRNA is the primary determiner of sex in the silkworm
The silkworm Bombyx mori uses a WZ sex determination system that is analogous to the one found in birds and some reptiles. In this …
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