Pan-arthropod analysis reveals somatic piRNAs as an ancestral defence against transposable elements
S. H. Lewis, K. A. Quarles, Y. Yang, M. Tanguy, L. Frezal, S. A. Smith, P. P. Sharma, R. Cordaux, C. Gilbert, I. Giraud, D. H. Collins, P. D. Zamore, E. A. Miska, P. Sarkies, F. M. Jiggins
The paper analyzes piRNA pathways across 20 arthropod species, finding somatic piRNAs as an ancestral defense against transposable elements.
bioRxiv · Oct 4, 2017Evolutionary Biology