Transposon targeting non-coding RNA transcription targets G/C-rich tracts and is facilitated by an intrinsically disordered protein in Tetrahymena
Xia Cai, Yike Liu, Jialuo Li, Zhuoran Zhao, Xinyu Yao, Zhihao Zhai, Mingmei Liucong, Yujie Liu, Xue Wang, Kazufumi Mochizuki, Miao Tian
The paper identifies G/C-rich tracts as targets of non-coding RNA transcription in meiotic Tetrahymena micronuclei and shows that Rib1, an intrinsically disordered protein, facilitates this process through phase-separation.
Science China Life Sciences · Feb 26, 2026Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology