Abundant expression of somatic transposon-derived piRNAs throughout Tribolium castaneum embryogenesis.
Maria NinovaSam Griffiths-JonesMatthew RonshaugenPublished in: Genome biology (2017)
Our results show that the piRNA pathway in Tribolium is not restricted to the germline, but also operates in the embryo and may act to antagonize zygotically activated transposons. Taken together, these data highlight a functional divergence of the piRNA pathway between insects.