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Fig. S6
piRNAs are resistant to β-elimination
NaIO4 mediated oxidation followed by β-elimination of two piRNAs and let-7a in testis and ovary. Also β-elimination on mouse and rat piRNAs and let-7a is shown. The identities of the piRNAs are given in each panel. M=marker, U=untreated,β = β-elimination.
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Reprinted from Cell, 129(1), Houwing, S., Kamminga, L.M., Berezikov, E., Cronembold, D., Girard, A., van den Elst, H., Filippov, D.V., Blaser, H., Raz, E., Moens, C.B., Plasterk, R.H., Hannon, G.J., Draper, B.W., and Ketting, R.F., A role for Piwi and piRNAs in germ cell maintenance and transposon silencing in Zebrafish, 69-82, Copyright (2007) with permission from Elsevier. Full text @ Cell