piRNA gene density and SUMOylation organize piRNA transcriptional condensate formation Topoisomerase 3b facilitates piRNA biogenesis to promote transposon silencing and germ cell development Somatic piRNA and PIWI-mediated post-transcriptional gene regulation in stem cells and disease Pachytene piRNAs control discrete meiotic events during spermatogenesis and restrict gene expression in space and time (PDF) Characterization and comparative profiling of piRNAs in serum biopsies of pediatric Wilms tumor patients A comparative roadmap of PIWI-interacting RNAs across seven species reveals insights into de novo piRNA-precursor formation in mammals Malicious jumping genes meet their match: Study reveals cell's adaptive piRNA defenses Insights into the role of hnRNPK in spermatogenesis via the piRNA pathway PIWI proteins and piRNAs: key regulators of stem cell biology Drosophila Piwi distinguishes transposons from mRNAs by piRNA complementarity and abundance Two-factor authentication underpins the precision of the piRNA pathway Current Understanding of piRNA in Cardiovascular Diseases The transcription factor Traffic jam orchestrates the somatic piRNA pathway in Drosophila ovaries Inherited defects of piRNA biogenesis cause transposon de-repression, impaired spermatogenesis, and human male infertility Editorial: Functional implications of Piwi proteins and piRNAs in stem cell maintenance and development Dipteran-specific Daedalus controls Zucchini endonucleolysis in piRNA biogenesis independent of exonucleases piRNAs are regulators of metabolic reprogramming in stem cells Embryonic piRNAs target horizontally transferred vertebrate transposons in assassin bugs Traffic Jam activates the Flamenco piRNA cluster locus and the Piwi pathway to ensure transposon silencing and Drosophila fertility Powering up piRNAs for heart regeneration Influence of aging and maternal protein restriction on PIWI-interacting RNA expression in the offspring rat ventral prostate piRNAs and circRNAs acting as diagnostic biomarkers in clear cell renal cell carcinoma piRNA-823 Is Involved in Cancer Stem Cell Regulation Through Altering DNA Methylation in Association With Luminal Breast Cancer Essential functions of RNA helicase Vasa in maintaining germline stem cells and piRNA-guided Stellate silencing in Drosophila spermatogenesis Researchers identify piRNAs as a highly relevant genetic cause of male infertility (PDF) piRNA processing within non‐membrane structures is governed by constituent proteins and their functional motifs Development of a Single-Molecule Biosensor Based on Polymerization-Transcription-Mediated Target Regeneration for Simultaneously One-Pot Detection of Multiple piRNAs Comparative Analysis of piRNA Profiles Helps to Elucidate Cryoinjury Between Giant Panda and Boar Sperm During Cryopreservation Mammalian PIWI–piRNA–target complexes reveal features for broad and efficient target silencing Regulatory mechanisms and biological functions of piRNAs and piRNA/PIWI... piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease piRNA loading triggers MIWI translocation from the intermitochondrial cement to chromatoid body during mouse spermatogenesis The expression of piRNAs and PIWI proteins and the relationship between... ‘Not Everything Was Bad’: Saluting the Mercedes of Eastern Europe and a Communist Past Chromatin profiling identifies transcriptional readthrough as a conserved mechanism for piRNA biogenesis in mosquitoes 'They are Nazis - like the fascists of 1933!' The German town torn apart by AfD surge Binding of guide piRNA triggers methylation of the unstructured N-terminal region of Aub leading to assembly of the piRNA amplification complex A chromodomain protein mediates heterochromatin-directed piRNA expression The piRNA pathway is essential for generating functional oocytes in golden hamsters Morc1 reestablishes H3K9me3 heterochromatin on piRNA-targeted transposons in gonocytes The two pathways of piRNA biogenesis: primary and secondary (Ping-Pong... Long first exons and epigenetic marks distinguish conserved pachytene piRNA clusters from other mammalian genes Unistrand piRNA clusters are an evolutionarily conserved mechanism to suppress endogenous retroviruses across the Drosophila genus Role of piRNA biogenesis and its neuronal function in the development of neurodegenerative diseases pre-piRNA trimming and 2′-O-methylation protect piRNAs from 3′ tailing and degradation in C. elegans PNLDC1 is essential for piRNA 3′ end trimming and transposon silencing during spermatogenesis in mice Figure. 2. piRNA biogenesis pathways: Ping-pong cycle. Secondary route... piRNA pathway evolution beyond gonad context: Perspectives from apicomplexa and trypanosomatids Coupled protein synthesis and ribosome-guided piRNA processing on mRNAs Biosynthesis of piRNA. (A) Production of piRNA precursors (B) Primary... Relaxed targeting rules help PIWI proteins silence transposons RNase κ promotes robust piRNA production by generating 2′,3′-cyclic phosphate-containing precursors piRNA-guided intron removal from pre-mRNAs regulates density-dependent reproductive strategy Zucchini consensus motifs determine the mechanism of pre-piRNA production Mechanisms of piRNA in different CVDs. (A) The combination of CHAPIR... piRNA-like small RNAs target transposable elements in a Clade IV parasitic nematode How mammalian piRNAs instruct de novo DNA methylation of transposons An integrative piRNA analysis of mouse gametes and zygotes reveals new potential origins and gene regulatory roles AlphaFold structure prediction of the trimeric complex consisting of... 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Asterix/Gtsf1 links tRNAs and piRNA silencing of retrotransposons Pathogenic tau-induced piRNA depletion promotes neuronal death through transposable element dysregulation in neurodegenerative tauopathies Co-dependent Assembly of Drosophila piRNA Precursor Complexes and piRNA Cluster Heterochromatin Yb Integrates piRNA Intermediates and Processing Factors into Perinuclear Bodies to Enhance piRISC Assembly The nascent RNA binding complex SFiNX licenses piRNA-guided heterochromatin formation A somatic piRNA pathway in the Drosophila fat body ensures metabolic homeostasis and normal lifespan Steps of phased piRNA biogenesis: (a) Aub bound to a long piRNA-cluster... Heterochromatin protein 1a functions for piRNA biogenesis predominantly from pericentric and telomeric regions in Drosophila MORC3, a novel MIWI2 association partner, as an epigenetic regulator of piRNA dependent transposon silencing in male germ cells A heterochromatin-dependent transcription machinery drives piRNA expression Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) expression patterns in pearl oyster ( Pinctada fucata ) somatic tissues Casein kinase II promotes piRNA production through direct phosphorylation of USTC component TOFU-4 Green authority agrees to grant ECs for mining in Cudnem, Tivim, Pirna Export of piRNA precursors by EJC triggers assembly of cytoplasmic Yb-body in Drosophila PIWI-Interacting RNAs (piRNAs): Promising Applications as Emerging Biomarkers for Digestive System Cancer piRNA regulates transposon silencing. (A) at the transcriptional level,... Aberrant expression of select piRNA-pathway genes does not reactivate piRNA silencing in cancer cells Distinct and Collaborative Functions of Yb and Armitage in Transposon-Targeting piRNA Biogenesis Adaptive Evolution Targets a piRNA Precursor Transcription Network The emergence of piRNAs against transposon invasion to preserve mammalian genome integrity New players on the piRNA field PIWI proteomics identifies Atari and Pasilla as piRNA biogenesis factors in Aedes mosquitoes piRNA-guided slicing specifies transcripts for Zucchini-dependent, phased piRNA biogenesis piRNA-1742 promotes renal cell carcinoma malignancy by regulating USP8 stability through binding to hnRNPU and thereby inhibiting MUC12 ubiquitination Germans Elect Far-Right City Mayor, a Boost for the AfD (Published 2023)