Mostafa “Mosti” ElMaghraby (PhD student in the Brennecke Lab at IMBA – Institute of Molecular Biotechnology) explains how the cell rewires RNA export to protect genome integrity in this visual abstract.

The findings were published in detail the journal Cell showing how a small RNA pathway utilizes and re-purposes preexisting building blocks in the cell to protect against genome-parasites.

Andersen, ElMaghraby et al., “A heterochromatin-specific RNA export pathway facilitates piRNA production”, Cell, DOI 10.1016/j.cell.2019.07.007 Brennecke Lab: https://www.imba.oeaw.ac.at/research/…​