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In mammals, loss of GTSF1 leads to severe defects in secondary piRNA biogenesis, resulting in derepression of retrotransposons and subsequent germ cell developmental abnormalities and infertility."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_fs", "start_ref": "1", "end_ref": "4"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In the Drosophila ovarian system, two separate studies have shown that GTSF1 is indispensable for Piwi‐mediated transcriptional silencing, where its interaction with nuclear Piwi enables the repression of transposable elements and nearby gene activity."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "5"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Beyond its canonical role in transposon control, GTSF1 expression is tightly regulated during embryogenesis and has been shown to function downstream of key gonadal differentiation factors, thereby contributing to early germ cell and gonadal development."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "2"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " In addition, species‐specific roles have been uncovered—for example, in the silkworm Bombyx mori GTSF1 interacts with BmSIWI to facilitate the biogenesis of feminizing piRNAs, thereby influencing sex determination."}, {"type": "fg", "children": [{"type": "fg_f", "ref": "7"}]}, {"type": "t", "text": " Altered expression of GTSF1 has also been reported in various pathological contexts. 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