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CELL
卷 157, 期 6, 页码 1364-1379出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.04.031
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- Austrian Academy of Sciences
- European Community (ERC) [260711EU]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [510-B12]
- SNF
- HFSP
- Boehringer Ingelheim Fonds
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [Y 510] Funding Source: researchfish
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [W1207] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
Argonaute proteins of the PIWI clade are central to transposon silencing in animal gonads. Their target specificity is defined by 23-30 nt PIWI interacting RNAs (piRNAs), which mostly originate from discrete genomic loci termed piRNA clusters. Here, we show that a complex composed of Rhino, Deadlock, and Cutoff (RDC) defines dual-strand piRNA clusters genome-wide in Drosophila ovaries. The RDC is anchored to H3K9me3-marked chromatin in part via Rhino's chromodomain. Depletion of Piwi results in loss of the RDC and small RNAs at a subset of piRNA clusters, demonstrating a feedback loop between Piwi and piRNA source loci. Intriguingly, profiles of RNA polymerase II occupancy, nascent transcription, and steady-state RNA levels reveal that the RDC licenses noncanonical transcription of dual-strand piRNA clusters. Likely, this process involves 50 end protection of nascent RNAs and suppression of transcription termination. Our data provide key insight into the regulation and evolution of piRNA clusters.
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