PIWI proteins

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:protein
gptkbp:associatedWith piRNA pathway
gptkbp:binds piRNAs
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:Drosophila_melanogaster
gptkbp:domain PAZ domain
PIWI domain
gptkbp:expressedIn gptkb:testis
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1997
gptkbp:foundIn animals
gptkbp:function gene silencing
transposon silencing
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label PIWI proteins
gptkbp:interactsWith Tudor domain proteins
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:RNA_interference
transcriptional gene silencing
post-transcriptional gene silencing
gptkbp:locale gptkb:nucleus
gptkb:cytoplasm
gptkbp:mutationAssociatedWith sterility in Drosophila
gptkbp:namedAfter P-element Induced Wimpy testis
gptkbp:orthologIn fungi
mammals
plants
HILI
HIWI
MILI
MIWI
PIWIL1
PIWIL2
PIWIL3
PIWIL4
gptkbp:regulates transposable elements
gptkbp:relatedTo stem cell maintenance
genome integrity
gptkbp:role DNA methylation
histone modification
epigenetic regulation
spermatogenesis
chromatin remodeling
RNA cleavage
oogenesis
germline development
piRNA biogenesis
protection of germline genome
transgenerational epigenetic inheritance
transposon repression
gptkbp:subclassOf Argonaute proteins
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Argonaute
gptkb:Argonaute_protein
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8