Molecular BiologyNaturePeer-reviewed
piRNA processing by a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease
Nadezda Podvalnaya, Alfred W. Bronkhorst, Raffael Lichtenberger…·René F. Ketting
The paper identifies PUCH, a trimeric Schlafen-domain nuclease that initiates piRNA processing in C. elegans by cleaving 5-end piRNA precursors, revealing a novel RNA endonuclease mechanism.
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