GEO DataSets

(Submitter supplied) Bombyx Papi contains two K-homology (KH) domains and one Tudor domain, and acts as a scaffold for Siwi-piRISC biogenesis on the mitochondrial surface. To initiate this process, Papi binds first to Siwi via the Tudor domain and subsequently to piRNA precursors loaded onto Siwi via the KH domains. This second action depends on phosphorylation of Papi. However, its underlying mechanism remains unknown. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are germline-enriched small RNAs that control transposons to maintain genome integrity1,2,3. To achieve this, piRNAs bind PIWI proteins upon being processed from piRNA precursors1,2,3. Bioinformatic studies of piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila showed that the piRNA 5′ end is formed by PIWI-Slicer or Zucchini (Zuc) endonucleolytic cleavage, while the 3′ end is formed by Zuc or Nibbler (Nbr) 3′-to-5′ exonucleolytic activity4,5,6. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Other; Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) RNAs associating with PIWI proteins were Immunoisolated from BmN4 cells. Sequence libraries were generated with NEBNext Small RNA Library Prep Set for Illumina(NEB). Libraries were sequenced using Illumina MiSeq (single-end, 51 cycles).

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

9 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) RNAs associating with PIWI proteins were Immunoisolated from BmN4 cells. Sequence libraries were generated with NEBNext Small RNA Library Prep Set for Illumina(NEB). Libraries were sequenced using Illumina MiSeq (single-end, 51 cycles).

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

2 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) bind to PIWI proteins to assemble the piRISC, which represses germline transposons. Maelstrom (Mael) is necessary for piRISC biogenesis in germ cells, but its function remains unclear. Here, we show that Mael interconnects Spindle-E (Spn-E), a key piRISC biogenesis factor, with unloaded Siwi, one of two silkworm PIWI members. Mael also assembles a subset of nuage, a non-membranous organelle involved in piRISC biogenesis. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Other

Platforms:

GPL18754 GPL29210

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) In germ cells, piRNAs are amplified through the Ping-Pong cycle that depends on reciprocal Slicer-mediated target RNA cleavage by two PIWI members. A germ-specific DEAD-box protein Vasa is required for the process. However, Vasa’s function is poorly understood. Here, we show that target RNAs cleaved by a Bombyx mori (silkworm) PIWI, Siwi, remain to be bound with the protein upon cleavage, but are released in the presence of Vasa in B. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

5 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) This SuperSeries is composed of the SubSeries listed below.

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platforms:

GPL29210 GPL18754

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Bombyx Vasa (BmVasa) assembles non-membranous organelle, nuage or Vasa bodies, in germ cells, known as the center for Siwi-dependent transposon silencing and concomitant Ago3-piRISC biogenesis. However, details of the body assembly remain unclear. Here, we show that the N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (N-IDR) and RNA helicase domain of BmVasa are responsible for self-association and RNA binding, respectively, but N-IDR is also required for full RNA-binding activity. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL29210

4 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Bombyx Vasa (BmVasa) assembles non-membranous organelle, nuage or Vasa bodies, in germ cells, known as the center for Siwi-dependent transposon silencing and concomitant Ago3-piRISC biogenesis. However, details of the body assembly remain unclear. Here, we show that the N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (N-IDR) and RNA helicase domain of BmVasa are responsible for self-association and RNA binding, respectively, but N-IDR is also required for full RNA-binding activity. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL18754

4 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) piRNAs play a critical role in the regulation of transposons and other germline genes. In Caenorhabditis elegans, silencing of piRNA target genes is mediated by the Mutator complex, which synthesizes high levels of siRNAs through the activity of an RNA-dependent RNA polymerase. However, how mRNAs recognized by the piRNA pathway are handed off to the Mutator pathway is unclear. Here, we identify the Tudor domain-containing protein, SIMR-1, as a key mediator of this handoff. more...

Organism:

Caenorhabditis elegans

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL19757

64 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Germline-specific Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) protect the genome against selfish genetic elements and are essential for fertility in animals. piRNAs targeting active transposons are amplified by a feed-forward loop known as the Ping-pong cycle, which links endonucleolytic slicing of target RNAs by Piwi proteins to biogenesis of new piRNAs. However, the biochemical framework for this pathway remains elusive. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platforms:

GPL18754 GPL16216

13 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) PIWI proteins and their associated small RNAs called PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) restrict transposon activity in animal gonads to ensure fertility. Distinct biogenesis pathways load piRNAs into the PIWI proteins MILI and MIWI2 in the mouse male embryonic germline. While most of MILI piRNAs derive via a slicer-independent pathway, a MILI slicer endonuclease-initiated pathway loads nuclear MIWI2 with a series of phased piRNAs. more...

Organism:

Mus musculus

Type:

Other; Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL13112

32 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) The Piwi–piRNA complex (Piwi–piRISC) in Drosophila ovarian somatic cells represses transposons transcriptionally to maintain genome integrity; however, the underlying mechanisms remain obscure. We performed mRNA-seq analysis from OSCs transfected with siRNAs against CG3893, the known piRNA pathway genes, Piwi, Maelstrom, HP1a and Armitage, and the control (EGFP), and PolII ChIP-seqanalysis from OSCs transfected with siRNAs against CG3893, Piwi, Mael and the control (EGFP). more...

Organism:

Drosophila melanogaster

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Genome binding/occupancy profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platforms:

GPL13304 GPL16479

10 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) piRNAs direct Piwi to repress transposons to maintain genome integrity in Drosophila ovarian somatic cells. piRNA maturation and association with Piwi occur at perinuclear Yb bodies, the centers of piRNA biogenesis. Here, we show that piRNA intermediates arising from the piRNA cluster flamenco (flam) concentrate into perinuclear foci adjacent to Yb bodies, termed Flam bodies. Although flam expression is not required for Yb body formation, Yb, the core component of Yb bodies, is required for Flam body formation. more...

Organism:

Drosophila melanogaster

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Other

Platform:

GPL13304

1 Sample

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(Submitter supplied) Piwi proteins and their associated piRNAs are essential in the germline where they repress transposition, regulate translation, and guide epigenetic programming. Little is known, however, about the molecular mechanisms through which Piwi proteins and piRNAs mediate these processes. Here, we show that an evolutionarily conserved Tudor and KH-domain containing protein, Tdrkh (a.k.a. Tdrd2), partners with Miwi and Miwi2 in mice via symmetrically dimethylated arginine residues in Miwi and Miwi2. more...

Organism:

Mus musculus

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL9250

2 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are gonad-specific small RNAs that provide defence against transposable genetic elements called transposons. Our knowledge of piRNA biogenesis is sketchy, partly due to an incomplete inventory of the factors involved. Here, we identify Tudor domain-containing 12 (TDRD12; also known as ECAT8) as a novel piRNA biogenesis factor in mice. TDRD12 is detected in complexes containing MILI (PIWIL2), its associated primary piRNAs, and TDRD1, all of which are already implicated in secondary piRNA biogenesis. more...

Organism:

Bombyx mori; Mus musculus

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing; Other

Platforms:

GPL11002 GPL15780

12 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) In Drosophila, Piwi proteins use guide piRNAs to repress selfish genomic elements, protecting the genomic integrity of gametes and ensuring the fertility of animal species. Efficient transposon repression depends on amplification of piRNA guides in the ping-pong cycle, which in Drosophila entails tight cooperation between two Piwi proteins, Aub and Ago3. Here we show that post-translational modification, symmetric dimethylarginine (sDMA), of Aub is essential for piRNA biogenesis, transposon silencing and fertility. more...

Organism:

Drosophila melanogaster

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL17275

6 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) PIWI proteins and their bound piRNAs form the core of a gonad specific small RNA silencing pathway in animals that protects the genome against the deleterious activity of transposable elements. Recent studies linked the piRNA pathway to TUDOR biology, where TUDOR domains of various proteins recognize and bind symmetrically methylated Arginine residues in PIWI proteins. We systematically analyzed the Drosophila TUDOR protein family and identified three previously not characterized TUDOR domain-containing genes (CG4771, CG14303 and CG11133) as essential piRNA pathway members. more...

Organism:

Drosophila melanogaster

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL9061

8 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) RNA libraries from immunoprecipitates of Tdrd1, Ziwi and Zili, total testis RNA, total RNA from 3 week old wild-type and tdrd1 mutant gonads.

Organism:

Danio rerio

Type:

Non-coding RNA profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL9319

7 Samples

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(Submitter supplied) PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) guide PIWI proteins to suppress transposable elements in animal gonads. Here we demonstrate that in the mouse embryonic male germline, endonucleolytic cleavage (slicing) of a transcript by cytosolic MILI acts as a trigger to initiate its further 5??3? processing into non-overlapping fragments. These fragments accumulate as new piRNAs within the nuclear PIWI protein MIWI2. more...

Organism:

Mus musculus

Type:

Expression profiling by high throughput sequencing

Platform:

GPL13112

13 Samples

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