piRNAs Initiate an Epigenetic Memory of Nonself RNA in the C. elegans Germline

Masaki Shirayama(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Meetu Seth(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Heng-Chi Lee(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Weifeng Gu(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Takao Ishidate(Howard Hughes Medical Institute), Darryl Conte(University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School), Craig C. Mello(Howard Hughes Medical Institute)
Cell
June 25, 2012
10.1016/j.cell.2012.06.015
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