2014
PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs in the soma
Ross RJ, Weiner MM, Lin H. PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs in the soma. Nature 2014, 505: 353-359. PMID: 24429634, PMCID: PMC4265809, DOI: 10.1038/nature12987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsPIWI-piRNA pathwayDiscovery of millionsWhole-body regenerationStem cell functionSomatic functionsDiverse organismsLower eukaryotesGenome rearrangementsSomatic cellsEpigenetic programmingBiological rolePathwayRNAProteinRecent studiesEukaryotesTransposonOrganismsBiologyUnanticipated dimensionsFunctionCellsRearrangement
2013
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay of Piwi in Drosophila
Yin H, Lin H. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay of Piwi in Drosophila. Methods In Molecular Biology 2013, 1093: 1-11. PMID: 24178552, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-694-8_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall RNA pathwaysRNA pathwaysArgonaute protein familyChromatin-associated factorsChromatin immunoprecipitation methodChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysWhole-genome mappingArgonaute proteinsDrosophila PiwiEpigenetic regulationDevelopmental biologyProtein familyImmunoprecipitation assaysCell biologyImmunoprecipitation methodHigh-resolution mapsPiwiEffector componentsBiologyPathwayGeneral utilityDrosophilaEpigenomeBiogenesisEpigenetics
2008
Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal
Lin H. Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 257-260. PMID: 18227277, PMCID: PMC2213586, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200712159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell biologyStem cellsIntrinsic cell polarityDrosophila melanogaster neuroblastsGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionStem cell systemCell cycle regulatorsSkin stem cellsNiche signalingCell polarityAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsCell divisionCycle regulatorsStem cell researchBiologyCell researchCell systemCellsCrucial roleTherapeutic applicationsDivisionDiverse typesCentrosomes