… molecular mechanism of gametogenesis in mollusks. In this study, we cloned full-length
cDNA of Piwi1 in the scallop Chlamys farreri, a commercially important bivalve mollusk in China, …

… that Tc-Piwi1 might be involved in gametogenesis. In situ hybridization revealed that Tc-…
In mollusk Chlamys farreri, Piwi1 is essential for gametogenesis because the knockdown of …

… roles in gametogenesis based on their expression pattern (DAX1, β-Catenin and FOXL2)
20,21,22 , while recently KLF4 and PIWI1 genes … and testis development in bivalve mollusks. …

… Cf-piwi1 by double-stranded RNA (dsRNA)-mediated genetic interference (RNAi) leaded to
marked apoptosis in Chlamys farreri gametogenesis … of gametogenesis for several mollusks, …

… studies on gametogenesis, sex determination, and gonad development in molluscs have
been … hongkongensis, so we named this gene ‘Cg-piwi1-like’. The other gene candidate …

… mollusk (Chlamys farreri), RNAi has been used to examine the piwi function during
gametogenesis, … Based on the present study, Ajpiwi1 might play an important role in …

… and ovary, suggesting its possible function in gametogenesis. RNAi experiment showed that
… the results in this study will be important for understanding sperm development and could …

… of the role of piRNAs in mollusks, transposon silencing, and the … are needed to fully
understand somatic piRNAs in mollusks. … fucata (Mollusca). These findings have successfully …

… californica 38 , the Farrer’s scallop Chlamys farreri 40 and in the dog whelk Nucella lapillus
… mollusks. In order to further elucidate the evolution of the PIWI/piRNA system in mollusks, we …

… compared with that of the Piwi1-dsRNA injected shrimp as well as … in shrimp testis during
gametogenesis. However, further … In mollusk, apoptotic cell death was mainly detected in early-…