The Coming of Age for Piwi Proteins

@article{citeulike:2897403, abstract = {Piwi proteins, a subfamily of Argonaute (Ago) proteins, have recently been shown to bind endogenous small RNAs. However, differences between Ago proteins (which bind microRNAs and small interfering RNAs) and Piwi proteins and Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) suggest novel functions for Piwi proteins. Here, we highlight the recent progress in understanding Piwi function and the implications for germline and stem cell development.}, author = {Seto, Anita G. and Kingston, Robert E. and Lau, Nelson C. }, citeulike-article-id = {2897403}, doi = {10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.021}, journal = {Molecular Cell}, keywords = {evolutionary-proteomics, functional-genome, genome-interactome, molecular-general, molecular-signaling, regulatory-cascades, reviews, rna}, month = {June}, number = {5}, pages = {603--609}, posted-at = {2008-06-16 03:58:45}, priority = {2}, title = {The Coming of Age for Piwi Proteins}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.021}, volume = {26}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2897403 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2897403 TI - The Coming of Age for Piwi Proteins JF - Molecular Cell VL - 26 IS - 5 SP - 603 EP - 609 N2 - Piwi proteins, a subfamily of Argonaute (Ago) proteins, have recently been shown to bind endogenous small RNAs. However, differences between Ago proteins (which bind microRNAs and small interfering RNAs) and Piwi proteins and Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) suggest novel functions for Piwi proteins. Here, we highlight the recent progress in understanding Piwi function and the implications for germline and stem cell development. KW - evolutionary-proteomics KW - functional-genome KW - genome-interactome KW - molecular-general KW - molecular-signaling KW - regulatory-cascades KW - reviews KW - rna AU - Seto, Anita AU - Kingston, Robert AU - Lau, Nelson PY - 2007/06/08/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.molcel.2007.05.021 ER -