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SUBMITTER: Bozzetti MP
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3335654 | biostudies-literature | 2012
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Genetics research international 20111215
The Stellate-made crystals formation in spermatocytes is the phenotypic manifestation of a disrupted crystal-Stellate interaction in testes of Drosophila melanogaster. Stellate silencing is achieved by the piRNA pathway, but many features still remain unknown. Here we outline the important role of the crystal-Stellate modifiers. These have shed light on the piRNA pathways that defend genome integrity against transposons and other repetitive elements in the gonads. In particular, we illustrate th ...[more]