Epigenetic inheritance and its underlying molecular mechanisms are among the most
intriguing areas of current biological and medical research. To date, studies have shown that …

Livestock and poultry play a significant role in human nutrition by converting agricultural by-
products into high-quality proteins. To meet the growing demand for safe animal protein …

piRNAs are critical for transposable element (TE) repression and germ cell survival during
the early phases of spermatogenesis, however, their role in adult germ cells and the relative …

Argonaute/Piwi proteins can regulate gene expression via RNA degradation and
translational regulation using small RNA s as guides. They also promote the establishment …

The importance of the Piwi-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathway for germ cell maintenance,
genome integrity, DNA methylation and retrotransposon control raises possible roles of this …

Transposable elements (TEs) comprise a major fraction of vertebrate genomes, yet little is
known about their expression and regulation across tissues, and how this varies across …

Piwi proteins play a significant role in germ cell development and the silencing of
transposons in animals by associating with small non-coding RNAs known as Piwi …

We tested whether reductions in spermatozoal quality induced by under-nutrition are
associated with increased germ cell apoptosis and disrupted spermatogenesis and whether …

Epigenetic modifications direct the way DNA is packaged into the nucleus, making genes
more or less accessible to transcriptional machinery and influencing genomic stability …

Background Seasonal estrus is a critical limiting factor of animal fecundity, and it involves
changes in both ovarian biology and hormone secretion in different seasons. Previous …