Potential silencing of gene expression by PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in somatic tissues in mollusk
Songqian Huang, Yūki Ichikawa, Kazutoshi Yoshitake, Yoji Igarashi, Mariom Mariom, Shigeharu Kinoshita, Md Asaduzzaman, Fumito Omori, Kaoru Maeyama, Kiyohito Nagai, Shugo Watabe, Shuichi Asakawa
The paper investigates the role of PIWI/piRNA in somatic tissues of the pearl oyster Pinctada fucata, showing that piRNA0001 regulates hundreds of endogenous genes through differential expression.
bioRxiv · Jul 12, 2020 · PreprintMolecular Biology