Expression and Regulation of PIWIL-Proteins and PIWI-Interacting RNAs in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Plos One

Pletilov, L;Neidhart, M;Russo, G;Frank-Bertoncelj, M;Ospelt, C;Ciurea, A;Kolling, C;Gay, RE;Michel, BA;Vencovsk, J;Gay, S;Jngel, A;

The PIWIL (P-element induced wimpy testis like protein) subfamily of argonaute proteins is essential for Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesis and their function to silence transposons during germ-line development. Here we explored their presence and regulation in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

PubMed ID: 27893851

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Expression and Regulation of PIWIL-Proteins and PIWI-Interacting RNAs in Rheumatoid Arthritis