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Paramutation in Drosophila linked to emergence of a piRNA-producing locus

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  • Augustin de Vanssay

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France
    Present addresses: Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Université Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France (A.d.V.); Drosophila Normal and Pathological Neurobiology, INSERM U661 - Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier, France (A.-L.B.); Drosophila Genetics and Epigenetics, Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France (C.A.).)

  • Anne-Laure Bougé

    (Drosophila Genetics and Epigenetics, CNRS URA2578 - Institut Pasteur
    Present addresses: Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Université Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France (A.d.V.); Drosophila Normal and Pathological Neurobiology, INSERM U661 - Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier, France (A.-L.B.); Drosophila Genetics and Epigenetics, Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France (C.A.).)

  • Antoine Boivin

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France)

  • Catherine Hermant

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France)

  • Laure Teysset

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France)

  • Valérie Delmarre

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France)

  • Christophe Antoniewski

    (Drosophila Genetics and Epigenetics, CNRS URA2578 - Institut Pasteur
    Present addresses: Institut Jacques Monod, CNRS, UMR 7592, Université Diderot, Sorbonne Paris Cité, F-75205 Paris, France (A.d.V.); Drosophila Normal and Pathological Neurobiology, INSERM U661 - Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle, 141 rue de la Cardonille, 34094 Montpellier, France (A.-L.B.); Drosophila Genetics and Epigenetics, Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France (C.A.).)

  • Stéphane Ronsseray

    (Laboratoire Biologie du Développement, UMR7622, CNRS-Université Pierre et Marie Curie, 9 quai Saint Bernard, 75005 Paris, France)

Abstract

A paramutation occurs between two alleles in the same locus, when one allele induces a heritable mutation in another allele without modifying the DNA sequence; now, in Drosophila, a paramutation is shown to be transmissible over generations.

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  • Augustin de Vanssay & Anne-Laure Bougé & Antoine Boivin & Catherine Hermant & Laure Teysset & Valérie Delmarre & Christophe Antoniewski & Stéphane Ronsseray, 2012. "Paramutation in Drosophila linked to emergence of a piRNA-producing locus," Nature, Nature, vol. 490(7418), pages 112-115, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:490:y:2012:i:7418:d:10.1038_nature11416
    DOI: 10.1038/nature11416
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