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Nature 453, 534-538 (10 April 2008) | doi:10.1038/nature06904;

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Pseudogene-derived small interfering RNAs regulate gene expression in mouse oocytes

Pseudogenes populate the mammalian genome as remnants of artefactual incorporation of coding messenger RNAs into transposon pathways. Here we show that a subset of pseudogenes generates endogenous small interfering RNAs (endo-siRNAs) in mouse oocytes.

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