https://amitjavilaventura.github.io/tags/review/ Recent content in Review on Adrià Mitjavila Ventura Hugo en-us Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://amitjavilaventura.github.io/posts/014-tig_forum_article_pirna/ Tue, 01 Sep 2026 00:00:00 +0000 https://amitjavilaventura.github.io/posts/014-tig_forum_article_pirna/ <center> <strong><a href="https://amitjavilaventura.github.io" target="_blank">Adrià Mitjavila</a></strong> on <em>June 15, 2022</em> </center> <hr> <style> p {text-align: justify;} </style> <p><a href="https://www.cell.com/trends/genetics/fulltext/S0168-9525(26)00111-3">Mechanisms seeding the emergence of new piRNAs</a></p> <p>PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) form an adaptive small RNA system that regulates transposons and some host genes in animal gonads. In this forum, we discuss recent within-species comparisons across flies and mammals that reveal extensive variation in piRNA-producing loci, providing new insights into how piRNAs emerge, diversify, and adapt to new threats.</p> <p><br><br><br><br></p>