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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Danio rerio
SUBMITTER: Eugene Berezikov
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-29418 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Huang Hsin-Yi HY Houwing Saskia S Kaaij Lucas J T LJ Meppelink Amanda A Redl Stefan S Gauci Sharon S Vos Harmjan H Draper Bruce W BW Moens Cecilia B CB Burgering Boudewijn M BM Ladurner Peter P Krijgsveld Jeroen J Berezikov Eugene E Ketting René F RF
The EMBO journal 20110708 16
Piwi proteins function in an RNAi-like pathway that silences transposons. Piwi-associated RNAs, also known as piRNAs, act as a guide to identify Piwi targets. The tudor domain-containing protein Tdrd1 has been linked to this pathway but its function has thus far remained unclear. We show that zebrafish Tdrd1 is required for efficient Piwi-pathway activity and proper nuage formation. Furthermore, we find that Tdrd1 binds both zebrafish Piwi proteins, Ziwi and Zili, and reveals sequence specificit ...[more]