From: Epigenetic roles of PIWI proteins and piRNAs in lung cancer
Gene | Organism | Location | Nuclear or cytoplasmic location (reference) |
---|---|---|---|
Aubergine (aub) | Drosophila melanogaster | Chr2L | Cytoplasmic [59] |
Argonaute3 (ago3) | Drosophila melanogaster | Chr3L | |
Piwi | Drosophila melanogaster | Chr2L | |
Piwil1 (Miwi) | Mus musculus | Chr5 (5 G1.3) | |
Piwil2 (Mili) | Mus musculus | Chr14 (14 D2) | Cytoplasmic [63] |
Piwil4 (Miwi2) | Mus musculus | Chr9 (9 A2) | Nuclear [63] |
Piwil1 (hiwi) | Homo sapiens | Chr12 (q24.33) | |
Piwil2 (hili) | Homo sapiens | Chr8 (p21.3) | Nuclear/cytoplasmic [65] |
Piwil3 (hiwi3) | Homo sapiens | Chr22 (q11.23) | Nuclear/cytoplasmic [64] |
Piwil4 (hiwi2) | Homo sapiens | Chr11 (q21) | Nuclear/cytoplasmic [64] |