Defining the functions of PIWI-interacting RNAs

Affiliations

¹ Howard Hughes Medical Institute and RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. pei-hsuan.wu@umassmed.edu.
² Howard Hughes Medical Institute and RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. phillip.zamore@umassmed.edu.

Review

Pei-Hsuan Wu et al. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol. 2021 Apr.

. 2021 Apr;22(4):239-240.

doi: 10.1038/s41580-021-00336-y.

¹ Howard Hughes Medical Institute and RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. pei-hsuan.wu@umassmed.edu.
² Howard Hughes Medical Institute and RNA Therapeutics Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA. phillip.zamore@umassmed.edu.

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