Drosophila Males Use 5′-to-3′ Phased Biogenesis to Make Stellate-silencing piRNAs that Lack Homology to Maternally Deposited piRNA Guides [preprint]
Venkei, Zsolt G. Gainetdinov, Ildar Starostik, Margaret R. Choi, Charlotte P. Chen, Peiwei Balsara, Chiraag Whitfield, Troy W. Bell, George W. Feng, Suhua Jacobsen, Steven E.
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PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) direct PIWI proteins to silence complementary targets such as transposons. In animals with a maternally specified germline, e.g. Drosophila melanogaster, maternally deposited piRNAs initiate piRNA biogenesis in the progeny. Normal fertility in D. melanogaster males requires repression of tandemly repeated Stellate genes by piRNAs from Suppressor of Stellate [Su(Ste)]. Because the Su(Ste) loci are on the Y chromosome, Su(Ste) piRNAs are not deposited in oocytes. How the male germline produces Su(Ste) piRNAs in the absence of maternally deposited Su(Ste) piRNAs is unknown. Here, we show that Su(Ste) piRNAs are made in the early male germline via 5′-to-3′ phased piRNA biogenesis triggered by maternally deposited 1360/Hoppel transposon piRNAs. Strikingly, deposition of Su(Ste) piRNAs from XXY mothers obviates the need for phased piRNA biogenesis in sons. Together, our study uncovers the developmentally programmed mechanism that allows fly mothers to protect their sons using a Y-linked piRNA locus.
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Drosophila Males Use 5′-to-3′ Phased Biogenesis to Make Stellate-silencing piRNAs that Lack Homology to Maternally Deposited piRNA Guides Zsolt G. Venkei, Ildar Gainetdinov, Margaret R. Starostik, Charlotte P. Choi, Peiwei Chen, Chiraag Balsara, Troy W. Whitfield, George W. Bell, Suhua Feng, Steven E. Jacobsen, Alexei A. Aravin, John K. Kim, Philip D. Zamore, Yukiko M. Yamashita bioRxiv 2022.09.12.507655; doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.09.12.507655
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This article is a preprint. Preprints are preliminary reports of work that have not been certified by peer review.