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GeneQ18033959· pop 5· linked from 2 articles

Also known as CT80.1, HIWI, MIWI, PIWI, piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1

Piwi-like protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIWIL1 gene.

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PIWIL1
Name
piwi like RNA-mediated gene silencing 1
Type
protein-coding
Aliases
CT80.1, HIWI, MIWI, PIWI

This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute proteins, evolutionarily conserved proteins containing both PAZ and Piwi motifs that play important roles in stem cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational regulation in diverse organisms. The encoded protein may play a role as an intrinsic regulator of the self-renewal capacity of germline and hematopoietic stem cells. Alternatively spliced transcript variants encoding different isoforms have been found for this gene. [provided by RefSeq, Jul 2010].

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HomoloGene ID
37963
genomic end
130857182
genomic start
130822432
cytogenetic location
12q24.33
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Piwi-like protein 1 is a protein that in humans is encoded by the PIWIL1 gene.

This gene encodes a member of the PIWI subfamily of Argonaute proteins, evolutionarily conserved proteins containing both PAZ and Piwi motifs that play important roles in stem cell self-renewal, RNA silencing, and translational regulation in diverse organisms.

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