UniProt Summary: Plays a central role during spermatogenesis by repressing transposable elements and preventing their mobilization, which is essential for the germline integrity. Acts via the piRNA metabolic process, which mediates the repression of transposable elements during meiosis by forming complexes composed of piRNAs and Piwi proteins and governs the methylation and subsequent repression of transposons. Its association with pi- bodies suggests a participation in the primary piRNAs metabolic process. Required prior to the pachytene stage to facilitate the production of multiple types of piRNAs, including those associated with repeats involved in the regulation of retrotransposons. May act by mediating protein-protein interactions during germ cell maturation (By similarity). {ECO:0000250}.
Pfam DomainsGO Terms
Pfam Domains
SAM 1
Ank
Ank 2
SAM 2
GO Terms
pi-body
piRNA metabolic process
DNA methylation involved in gamete generation
DNA methylation
DNA alkylation
male meiotic nuclear division
DNA methylation or demethylation
gene silencing by RNA
DNA modification
gene silencing
meiotic nuclear division
meiotic cell cycle process
meiotic cell cycle
macromolecule methylation
nuclear division
organelle fission
methylation
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
ncRNA metabolic process
spermatogenesis
male gamete generation
gamete generation
DNA metabolic process
multicellular organismal reproductive process
sexual reproduction
multicellular organism reproduction
multi-organism reproductive process
cell cycle process
cell cycle
reproductive process
reproduction
RNA metabolic process
negative regulation of gene expression
CRISPR Data
Compound HitMost Correlated Genes in ChemogenomicsTissues where Essential in the Avana Dataset (DepMap 20Q1)