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Table 1 Drosophila melanogaster, murine and human PIWI genes

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

Cytoplasmic [59, 60]

Piwi

Drosophila melanogaster

Chr2L

Nuclear [61, 62]

Piwil1 (Miwi)

Mus musculus

Chr5 (5 G1.3)

Cytoplasmic [30, 63]

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)

Nuclear/cytoplasmic [32, 64]

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]