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Piwi-Interacting RNA

Known as: RNA, Piwi Interacting, Piwi Interacting RNA, RNA, Piwi-Interacting 
Single-stranded RNA molecules that are expressed in animal cells and form complexes with Piwi proteins. They are involved in transcriptional gene… 
National Institutes of Health

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Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium TerminologyRNA Interference

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RNA, Small Interfering

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Highly Cited
2019
Highly Cited
2019
Author Correction: Regulation of transposable elements by DNA modifications
The originally published article contained an error in Figure 2a: for the left side of the figure part (showing piRNA-directed… 
Highly Cited
2015
Highly Cited
2015
piRNAs from Pig Testis Provide Evidence for a Conserved Role of the Piwi Pathway in Post-Transcriptional Gene Regulation in Mammals
Piwi-interacting (pi-) RNAs guide germline-expressed Piwi proteins in order to suppress the activity of transposable elements… 
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Re: Epigenetic disruption of the PIWI pathway in human spermatogenic disorders.
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Drosophila piwi Mutants Exhibit Germline Stem Cell Tumors that Are Sustained by Elevated Dpp Signaling
Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Minotaur is critical for primary piRNA biogenesis
piRNA biogenesis remains poorly understood in any system. This paper provides evidence that glycerol-3-phosphate O… 
2013
2013
A new method for stranded whole transcriptome RNA-seq.
Review
2012
Review
2012
Intracellular localization and routing of miRNA and RNAi pathway components.
Several different pathways, generally termed RNA silencing pathways, utilize small RNA molecules guiding sequence-specific… 
Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
The mosquito Aedes aegypti has a large genome size and high transposable element load but contains a low proportion of transposon-specific piRNAs
BackgroundThe piRNA pathway has been shown in model organisms to be involved in silencing of transposons thereby providing genome… 
2011
2011
Gender-Specific Hierarchy in Nuage Localization of PIWI-Interacting RNA Factors in Drosophila
PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are germline-specific small non-coding RNAs that form piRNA-induced silencing complexes (piRISCs… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Developmentally synchronized expression of two Bombyx mori Piwi subfamily genes, SIWI and BmAGO3 in germ-line cells.
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