Transposon-taming piRNAs in the germline: Where do they come from?

Mol Cell

California Institute of Technology, Division of Biology and Biological Engineering, Pasadena, CA 91125, USA. Electronic address:

Published: October 2021

Mutations in the piRNA pathway protein components lead to transposon activation and fertility defects. In contrast, Gebert et al., (2021) saw no defects in transposon silencing or fertility when they deleted three large germline piRNA clusters in D. melanogaster.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2021.09.017DOI Listing

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