The piwi domain of an argonaute protein with bound siRNA, components of the RNA-induced silencing complex that mediates gene silencing by RNA interference.All human Piwi proteins and argonaute proteins have the same RNA binding domains, PAZ and Piwi.[2]Piwi-piRNA interactions: Within the nucleus, this pathway is involved in DNA methylation (A), histone methylation of H3K9 through interactions with heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) and H3K9 histone methyltransferase (B). The Piwi-piRNA pathway also interacts with the elF translational initiator (C).[3]
Piwi (or PIWI) genes were identified as regulatory proteins responsible for stem cell and germ cell differentiation.[4] Piwi is an abbreviation of P-element Induced WImpy testis[a] in Drosophila.[6] Piwi proteins are highly conserved RNA-binding proteins and are present in both plants and animals.[7] Piwi proteins belong to the Argonaute/Piwi family and have been classified as nuclear proteins. Studies on Drosophila have also indicated that Piwi proteins have no slicer activity conferred by the presence of the Piwi domain.[8] In addition, Piwi associates with heterochromatin protein 1, an epigenetic modifier, and piRNA-complementary sequences. These are indications of the role Piwi plays in epigenetic regulation. Piwi proteins are also thought to control the biogenesis of piRNA as many Piwi-like proteins contain slicer activity which would allow Piwi proteins to process precursor piRNA into mature piRNA.
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RNAs, including microRNAs (miRNAs), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) and Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs). Small RNAs guide Argonaute proteins to their specific...
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silencing. In animals, these siRNAS and piRNAs are most active in the gonads. Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA), the largest class of the small RNAs, are between...
messenger RNA. Other classes of small RNA have been identified, including piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) and its subspecies repeat associated small interfering...
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which messages can be degraded, including non-stop decay and silencing by Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA), among others. The administration of a nucleoside-modified...
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(transposable elements) through the RNAi (RNA interference) pathway, and Piwi-associated RNAs (piRNAs) play a crucial role in transposon silencing in the...
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