Endogenous viral element-derived piRNAs are not required for production of ping-pong-dependent piRNAs from Diaphorina citri densovirus
J. C. Nigg, Y.-W. Kuo, B. W. Falk
The paper shows that DcDV-derived EVEs are not required for ping-pong-dependent vpiRNA production against DcDV in D. citri, but vpiRNAs target DcDV in EVE-lacking individuals.
bioRxiv · May 20, 2020Microbiology