Maternally-inherited anti-sense piRNAs antagonize transposon expression in teleost embryos
Yixuan Guo, Krista R. Gert, Svetlana Lebedeva, Magdalena E. Potok, Candice L. Wike, Edward J. Grow, René F. Ketting, Andrea Pauli, Bradley Robert Cairns
The paper identifies maternally-deposited antisense piRNAs that silence transposons in zebrafish embryos by targeting young LTR retrotransposons and promoting H3K9me2/3 modification.
bioRxiv · Nov 3, 2021 · PreprintDevelopmental Biology