2020
Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis
Uyhazi KE, Yang Y, Liu N, Qi H, Huang XA, Mak W, Weatherbee SD, de Prisco N, Gennarino VA, Song X, Lin H. Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 7851-7862. PMID: 32198202, PMCID: PMC7148564, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916471117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTarget messenger RNAsPumilio proteinsPUM proteinsMessenger RNAEssential functionsStem cell maintenanceDistinct regulatory mechanismsEmbryonic day 8.5ESC pluripotencyTranslational regulatorPluripotency genesGene regulationEarly embryogenesisDifferentiation genesPosttranscriptional levelHigh homologyMRNA stabilityRegulatory mechanismsDouble mutant micePluripotencyDay 8.5Morula stagePluripotency markersEmbryogenesis
2015
Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress
Ge XQ, Han J, Cheng EC, Yamaguchi S, Shima N, Thomas JL, Lin H. Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 5: 185-194. PMID: 26190528, PMCID: PMC4618655, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsStem/progenitor cellsNeural stem/progenitor cellsStem cellsProgenitor cellsTissue stem/progenitor cellsMCM2-7 complexDNA replication originsTissue-specific stem/progenitor cellsStem cell typesGenome integrityGenomic integrityReplication stressDormant originsReplication forksReplicative stressDNA replicationReplication originsNeural lineagesDNA damageS phaseCell typesAbnormal neurogenesisCellsGenome
2014
PIWI Proteins Are Dispensable for Mouse Somatic Development and Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Pluripotent Stem Cells
Cheng EC, Kang D, Wang Z, Lin H. PIWI Proteins Are Dispensable for Mouse Somatic Development and Reprogramming of Fibroblasts into Pluripotent Stem Cells. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e97821. PMID: 25238487, PMCID: PMC4169525, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0097821.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsEmbryonic stem cellsInduced pluripotent stem cellsPluripotent stem cellsIPS cellsPiwi genesGermline stem cell maintenanceStem cellsControl iPS cellsDifferentiated somatic cellsStem cell maintenancePIWI protein familyReprogramming of fibroblastsExpression profiling revealsGermline developmentProtein familyKnockout embryosCell maintenanceFemale fertileSomatic cellsEmbryonic fibroblastsDirect reprogrammingProfiling revealsTeratoma assayGerm layers
2013
Repressing the Repressor: A lincRNA as a MicroRNA Sponge in Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Cheng EC, Lin H. Repressing the Repressor: A lincRNA as a MicroRNA Sponge in Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Developmental Cell 2013, 25: 1-2. PMID: 23597480, PMCID: PMC3906851, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2013.03.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCore pluripotency factors Oct4Embryonic Stem Cell Self-RenewalLarge intergenic noncoding RNAsStem Cell Self-RenewalPosttranscriptional gene regulationPluripotency factor OCT4Human embryonic stem cellsIntergenic noncoding RNAsCell Self-RenewalEmbryonic stem cellsGene regulationMicroRNA (miRNA) spongesDevelopmental cellsFactors OCT4Noncoding RNAsSelf-RenewalLinc-RORStem cellsMiR-145SpongesRepressorCellsNanogSOX2RNA
2012
High‐Efficiency Transfection and siRNA‐Mediated Gene Knockdown in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells
Ma Y, Lin H, Qiu C. High‐Efficiency Transfection and siRNA‐Mediated Gene Knockdown in Human Pluripotent Stem Cells. Current Protocols In Stem Cell Biology 2012, 21: 5c.2.1-5c.2.9. PMID: 22605647, DOI: 10.1002/9780470151808.sc05c02s21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh transfection efficiencyPluripotent stem cellsTransfection efficiencyTransfection reagent Lipofectamine 2000Human embryonic stem cellsStem cellsHuman pluripotent stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsPluripotent cell linesLipofectamine 2000SiRNA-mediated gene knockdownPluripotent cellsExpensive equipmentPluripotent genesGene knockdownProtocolEfficiencyPrimary cellsGenesCell linesCarriersCellsApplicationsTransfection
2011
The microRNA regulation of stem cells
Huang XA, Lin H. The microRNA regulation of stem cells. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Membrane Transport And Signalling 2011, 1: 83-95. PMID: 23024929, PMCID: PMC3459065, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStem cellsMore mRNA targetsAdult tissue stem cellsDistinct expression profilesEmbryonic stem cellsTissue stem cellsMiRNA pathwayNegative feedback loopGene regulationMicroRNA regulationMRNA targetsTranscription factorsGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsEpigenetic factorsExpression profilesBiological processesDifferent miRNAsConcerted controlRegulatory roleIPS cellsMiRNAsSuch regulationRegulationCellsGenome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Peng S, Chen L, Lei X, Yang L, Lin H, Carmichael GG, Huang Y. Genome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 496-504. PMID: 21425412, DOI: 10.1002/stem.591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA helicase AHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsLin28-dependent stimulationTranslation of genesStem cellsLet-7 microRNADominant negative inhibitorPolysome profilingGenes ImportantRibosomal proteinsCellular mRNAsTarget genesDeep sequencingReporter analysisMetabolic enzymesLin28Cell growthExpression levelsGenesTranslationCellsGrowthImmunoprecipitationMicroRNAs
2010
High-efficiency siRNA-based gene knockdown in human embryonic stem cells
Ma Y, Jin J, Dong C, Cheng EC, Lin H, Huang Y, Qiu C. High-efficiency siRNA-based gene knockdown in human embryonic stem cells. RNA 2010, 16: 2564-2569. PMID: 20978109, PMCID: PMC2995416, DOI: 10.1261/rna.2350710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing
Wu JQ, Habegger L, Noisa P, Szekely A, Qiu C, Hutchison S, Raha D, Egholm M, Lin H, Weissman S, Cui W, Gerstein M, Snyder M. Dynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 5254-5259. PMID: 20194744, PMCID: PMC2841935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914114107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural differentiationUndifferentiated hESCsNeural fate specificationCell identity maintenanceStage-specific regulationHuman embryonic stem cellsTypes of genesPaired-end sequencingDifferentiation of hESCsEmbryonic stem cellsPaired-end readsNeural cell differentiationSplicing dynamicsFate specificationDynamic transcriptomeIsoform diversityTranscriptome changesUnannotated transcriptsGene transcriptionRNA sequencingStages of differentiationNeural lineagesCell differentiationDifferential expressionGliogenic potential
2008
Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*
Blakaj A, Lin H. Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 9505-9508. PMID: 18272516, PMCID: PMC2442291, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r800002200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of miRNAsES cellsEarly mammalian developmentMammalian ES cellsDozens of miRNAsRNase III enzymeCluster of miRNAsES cell differentiationEmbryonic stem cellsRNA biogenesisMammalian embryogenesisMammalian developmentLineage specificationMicroRNA pathwayMiR-290MiRNA biogenesisEmbryonic developmentNuclear proteinsCell differentiationMiRNAsStem cellsBiogenesisEarly developmentCellsCrucial role