title: Antisense piRNA amplification, but not piRNA production or nuage assembly, requires the Tudor-domain protein Qin.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Molecular Pharmacology, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA.
authors.forename: Zhao
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Birgit S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Koppetsch
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Tipping
authors.forename: Zhiping
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Weng
authors.forename: William E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Theurkauf
authors.forename: Phillip D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zamore
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D029721:Drosophila Proteins / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005854:Germ Cells; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D029721:Drosophila Proteins; D034741:RNA, Small Interfering