flam piRNA precursors channel from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in a temporally regulated manner along Drosophila oogenesis

Cynthia Dennis (1) , Emilie Brasset (1) , Chantal Vaury (1)

1 GReD - Génétique, Reproduction et Développement

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are the effectors of transposable element silencing in the reproductive apparatus. In Drosophila ovarian somatic cells, piRNAs arise from long RNA precursors presumably processed within cytoplasmic Yb-bodies.

Mots clés: Dot COM; Drosophila; piRNAs; Yb-body; Transposable elements; Silencing; Oogenesis; Flamenco

Domaines: Génétique; Génétique animale

Cynthia Dennis, Emilie Brasset, Chantal Vaury. flam piRNA precursors channel from the nucleus to the cytoplasm in a temporally regulated manner along Drosophila oogenesis. Mobile DNA, 2019, 10 (1), pp.28. ⟨10.1186/s13100-019-0170-7⟩. ⟨hal-02268147⟩