TEX15 associates with MILI and silences transposable elements in male germ cells
Fang Yang, Yemin Lan, Radha Raman Pandey, David Homolka, Shelley L. Berger, Ramesh S. Pillai, Marisa S. Bartolomei, P. Jeremy Wang;Fang Yang;Yemin Lan;Radha Raman Pandey;David Homolka;Shelley L. Berger;Ramesh S. Pillai;Marisa S. Bartolomei;P. Jeremy Wang;
genes & development2020Vol. 34pp. 745-
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wang2020genestex15
Abstract
DNA methylation is a major silencing mechanism of transposable elements (TEs). Here we report that TEX15, a testis-specific protein, is required for TE silencing. TEX15 is expressed in embryonic germ cells and functions during genome-wide epigenetic reprogramming. ...