piRNAs: No Longer the Little Brother

Sep 24, 2008

In PNAS this week, researchers at the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique have found that piRNAs play a role in post-transcriptional gene-silencing of transposable elements in Drosophila egg cells. They showed that the repression of the functional I elements located in euchromatin requires piRNA proteins, and the amount of ovarian I element piRNAs correlates with the strength of the repression.

To read the full story....

...and receive Daily News bulletins.

Already have a GenomeWeb or 360Dx account?
Login Now.

Don't have a GenomeWeb or 360Dx account?
Register for Free.

Breaking News

The Scan

Hahn Hearing

Stephen Hahn, the nominee to lead the US Food and Drug Administration, underwent a Senate confirmation hearing yesterday, the Washington Post reports.

RNAi Drug for Acute Hepatic Porphyria

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved an RNA interference drug to treat acute hepatic porphyria.

Decade of DTC

Gizmodo looks over the past decade of consumer DNA testing to find the field to be lacking.

Nature Studies Examine Native RNA Sequencing, Nanopore Sequencing Approach to Analyze STR Expansions

In Nature this week: native RNA sequencing and analysis of a human poly(A) transcriptome, nanopore sequencing-based method to analyze short tandem repeat expansions, and more.

Menu