Venkei et al. show that Y-linked Su(Ste) piRNAs are produced via 5′-to-3′ phased-biogenesis initiated by maternally deposited 1360/Hoppel-derived piRNAs, leading to silencing of Ste in the male germline.
- Zsolt G. Venkei
- Ildar Gainetdinov
- Yukiko M. Yamashita
