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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (1)Lit. (1) GO Terms (26)GO (26) Nucleotides (67)Nucl. (67) Proteins (32)Prot. (32) Interactants (27)Interact. (27) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-993660
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 piwil4

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piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 4

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hiwi2 , miwi2 ( Nomenclature history )

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germ-line stem cell division protein; negative developmental regulator

AI Protein Function :
piwil4 encodes a piwi‑like argonaute family RNA‑binding protein that functions in the piRNA pathway to silence transposable elements and maintain germ cell identity; it is expressed in gonad, testis, o...[+]


InterPro :
PAZ dom, PAZ dom sf, Piwi, RNaseH-like sf, [+]

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???displayGene.expression???                  Development Stages                                               Embryonic Tissues                                                                Adult Tissues
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