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Summary Expression Expr. PhenotypesPheno. Gene Literature (30)Lit. (30) GO Terms (37)GO (37) Nucleotides (109)Nucl. (109) Proteins (30)Prot. (30) Interactants (259)Interact. (259) Wiki
XB-GENEPAGE-963232
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 piwil1

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piwi-like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1

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hiwi , LOC108716375 , miwi , piwi , xiwi , xiwi1 [+] ( Nomenclature history )

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germ-line stem cell division protein; negative developmental regulator

AI Protein Function :
piwil1 encodes a Piwi/Argonaute family RNA‑binding protein that participates in the piRNA pathway to silence transposable elements in germ cells. The protein functions as a scaffold for piRNA biogenesi...[+]


InterPro :
ArgoL1, GAGE, PAZ dom, PAZ dom sf, [+]

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