Conserved but mechanistically diverse piRNA defence against gypsy LTR retrotransposons in insect ovaries
Shashank Chary, Patricia Eugenia Carreira, Sarah Nicholas, Kathryn B. McNamara, Ian Andrew Cockburn, Karin Nordström, Therésa M. Jones, Rosalyn Gloag, Alyson Ashe, Leon E. Hugo, Rippei Hayashi
The paper shows that piRNA pathways in insect ovaries defend against gypsy retrotransposons, with lineage-specific mechanisms across species.
EMBO Reports · Apr 2, 2026Peer-reviewedEvolutionary Biology