Molecular BiologyPLoS neglected tropical diseasesPeer-reviewed
PIWI silencing mechanism involving the retrotransposon nimbus orchestrates resistance to infection with Schistosoma mansoni in the snail vector, Biomphalaria glabrata
Michael Smith, Swara Yadav, Olayemi G. Fagunloye…·Matty Knight
The paper investigates how PIWI and retrotransposon nimbus interact to modulate resistance to Schistosoma mansoni in Biomphalaria glabrata snails through epigenetic mechanisms.
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