PIWI puts spermatogenesis in its place.

Dev Cell

University of Toronto, Department of Molecular Genetics, Toronto, ON, Canada. Electronic address:

Published: January 2022

In this issue of Developmental Cell, Cornes et al. show that piRNAs initiate transcriptional silencing of spermatogenesis genes in the C. elegans germline via an endogenous nuclear RNAi pathway. This silencing enables a timely transition from spermatogenesis to oogenesis during hermaphrodite development, thus promoting fertility.

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In this issue of Developmental Cell, Cornes et al. show that piRNAs initiate transcriptional silencing of spermatogenesis genes in the C. elegans germline via an endogenous nuclear RNAi pathway.

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