Adaptive evolution among cytoplasmic piRNA proteins leads to decreased genomic auto-immunity
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DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1008861
Abstract: In metazoan germlines, the piRNA pathway acts as a genomic immune system, employing small RNA-mediated silencing to defend host DNA from the harmful effects of transposable elements (TEs). Expression of genomic TEs is proposed to… read more here.
Keywords: genomic auto; cytoplasmic pirna; pirna pathway; auto immunity ... See more keywords