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We are interested in an RNAi-mediated silencing mechanism known as Meiotic Silencing by Unpaired DNA (MSUD). In MSUD, genes unpaired during meiosis are transiently silenced during sexual development. Read more.

Featured Publication Raju NB, Metzenberg RL, Shiu PK. Genetics. 2007 May;176(1):43-52. Epub 2007 Mar 4. Click to read abstract Click for full text article (pdf)