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ArticlePloS one2014

Roles of Piwi proteins in transcriptional regulation mediated by HP1s in cultured silkworm cells.

Tsuneyuki Tatsuke, Li Zhu, Zhiqing Li, Hitoshi Mitsunobu, Kaito Yoshimura, Hiroaki Mon, Jae Man Lee, Takahiro Kusakabe

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Tsuneyuki TatsukeLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Li ZhuLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Zhiqing LiLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hitoshi MitsunobuDepartment of Biological Chemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America.
Kaito YoshimuraLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroaki MonLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Jae Man LeeLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takahiro KusakabeLaboratory of Silkworm Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kyushu University · JPHarvard University · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Piwi proteins are part of a superfamily of Argonaute proteins, which are one of the core components of the RNA silencing pathway in many eukaryotes. Piwi proteins are thought to repress the transposon expression both transcriptionally and post-transcriptionally. Recently, Drosophila melanogaster Piwi was recently reported to associate with chromatin and to interact directly with the Heterochromatin Protein 1 (HP1a). However, similar interactions have not been reported in other higher eukaryotes. Here we show that silkworm Piwi proteins interact with HP1s in the nucleus. The silkworm, Bombyx mori, has two Piwi proteins, Ago3 and Siwi, and two typical HP1 proteins, HP1a and HP1b. We found that HP1a plays an important role in the interaction between Ago3/Siwi and HP1b in the ovary-derived BmN4 cell line. We also found that Ago3/Siwi regulates the transcription in an HP1-dependent manner. These results suggest that silkworm Piwi proteins function as a chromatin regulator in collaboration with HP1a and HP1b.

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Gene Expression RegulationTranscription, GeneticAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBombyxCell NucleusCells, CulturedChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneGene Knockdown TechniquesInsect ProteinsProtein BindingRepressor ProteinsArgonaute ProteinsChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneInsect ProteinsRepressor Proteins

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PMID24637637
PMCPMC3956929
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