Mouse Pachytene piRNAs Cleave Hundreds of Transcripts,But Alter the Steady-State Abundance of Only a Minority of Targets
Katharine R. Cecchini, Nandagopal Ajaykumar, Ayca Bagci, Phillip D. Zamore, Ildar V. Gainetdinov
This study shows pachytene piRNAs predominantly cleave hundreds of transcripts but only significantly alter the steady-state abundance of a minority, suggesting their evolutionary retention is driven by a few critical targets.
bioRxiv · Nov 2, 2024 · PreprintMolecular Biology