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RNA transcribed from heterochromatic simple-tandem repeats are required for male fertility and histone-protamine exchange in Drosophila melanogaster
Wilbur K Mills, Yuh Chwen G. Lee, Antje M Kochendoerfer…·Gary H. Karpen
This study shows that AAGAG satellite RNA is essential for male fertility and histone-protamine exchange in Drosophila, with functions in spermatogenesis and rapid evolutionary changes across species.
DOI 10.1101/617175