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. 2019 Nov 13;11(21):9932–9946. doi: 10.18632/aging.102417

Figure 1.

Figure 1

piRNA biosynthesis mechanism. piRNA intermediates form a complex with piwi, then the complex is cleavage by Zuc or Papi-dependent trimmer to form 3’end. After the complex methylation in cytoplasm, the mature piRNA-piwi complex is producted. Abbreviations: Zuc: zucchini.