A transposon expression burst accompanies the activation of Y-chromosome fertility genes during Drosophila spermatogenesis

Matthew A. Lawlor; Weihuan Cao; Christopher E. Ellison

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-27136-4

Nature Communications (Nov 2021)

A transposon expression burst accompanies the activation of Y-chromosome fertility genes during Drosophila spermatogenesis

Matthew A. Lawlor,
Weihuan Cao,
Christopher E. Ellison

Affiliations

Matthew A. Lawlor: Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University
Weihuan Cao: Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University
Christopher E. Ellison: Department of Genetics, Human Genetics Institute of New Jersey, Rutgers University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-27136-4
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 12

Abstract

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In this study, Lawlor et al. show that transposons on the Drosophila Y chromosome have evolved to exploit a specific stage of spermatogenesis when the Y chromosome is decondensed and the piRNA pathway is downregulated.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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