Dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes
Miguel Vasconcelos Almeida, Moritz Blumer, Chengwei Ulrika Yuan, Pío Sierra, Jonathan L. Price, Fu Xiang Quah, Aleksandr Friman, Alexandra Dallaire, Grégoire Vernaz, Audrey L. K. Putman, Alan M Smith, Domino A. Joyce, Falk Butter, Astrid D. Haase, Richard Michael Durbin, , Eric Alexander Miska
The paper investigates the dynamic co-evolution of transposable elements and the piRNA pathway in African cichlid fishes, revealing expanded piwil1 genes and divergent piRNA-producing loci.
Genome biology · Jan 22, 2025Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology