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RNA interference and epigenetic regulation in eukaryotes directed by piRNAs and other RNA molecules

(Dalmay, Hamilton et al. 2000; Miura, Yonebayashi et al. 2001; Kubis, Castilho et al. 2003; Sijen and Plasterk 2003; Sollars, Lu et al. 2003; Baulcombe 2004; Xie, Johansen et al. 2004; Kalmykova, Klenov et al. 2005; Onodera, Haag et al. 2005; Karpinets, Greenwood et al. 2006; Zambon, Vakharia et al. 2006; Brennecke, Aravin et al. 2007; Dramard, Heidmann et al. 2007; Murchison, Stein et al. 2007; Brennecke, Malone et al. 2008; Casas-Mollano, Rohr et al. 2008; Desset, Buchon et al. 2008; Devor, Huang et al. 2008; Girard and Hannon 2008; Pikaard, Haag et al. 2008; Siomi 2008; Chen 2009; Daxinger, Kanno et al. 2009; Halic and Moazed 2009; Huda and Jordan 2009; Jia, Lisch et al. 2009; Klattenhoff, Xi et al. 2009; Malone and Hannon 2009; Michalak 2009; Mourier and Willerslev 2009; Narberhaus and Vogel 2009; van der Heijden and Bortvin 2009; van Rij and Berezikov 2009; Cantu, Vanzetti et al. 2010; Huda, Marino-Ramirez et al. 2010; Khurana and Theurkauf 2010; Kirino, Vourekas et al. 2010; Nowacki, Haye et al. 2010; Patil and Kai 2010; Siomi, Mannen et al. 2010; Siomi, Miyoshi et al. 2010; Specchia, Piacentini et al. 2010; Takacs, Banati et al. 2010; Arensburger, Hice et al. 2011; De Fazio, Bartonicek et al. 2011; Gangaraju, Yin et al. 2011; Huda, Bowen et al. 2011; Ito, Gaubert et al. 2011; Khurana, Wang et al. 2011; Kibanov, Egorova et al. 2011; Klenov, Sokolova et al. 2011; Levine and Malik 2011; Reuter, Berninger et al. 2011; Rigal and Mathieu 2011; Xie, Liang et al. 2011)

 

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