Oncogenes: piRNA flies in
Nature Reviews Cancer 16, 551 (2016).
doi:10.1038/nrc.2016.95
Author: Anna Dart
It is recognized that in a number of different soma-derived human cancers, expression of genes typically restricted to germ cells can become reactivated, and amongst these are components of the PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway. This phenomenon of germline gene re-expression has also been shown to
Source: Nature Reviews Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Anna Dart Tags: Research Highlight Source Type: research