2012
piRNA biogenesis during adult spermatogenesis in mice is independent of the ping-pong mechanism
Beyret E, Liu N, Lin H. piRNA biogenesis during adult spermatogenesis in mice is independent of the ping-pong mechanism. Cell Research 2012, 22: 1429-1439. PMID: 22907665, PMCID: PMC3463270, DOI: 10.1038/cr.2012.120.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsPing-pong mechanismSmall non-coding RNAsSame DNA strandNon-coding RNAsPiRNA biogenesisGermline developmentDiverse organismsEpigenetic regulationPiRNAsMIWIRepeat sequencesMILISame locusSequence featuresNucleotide positionsPostnatal testisBroad functionsAdult testisMouse testisDNA strandsAdult spermatogenesisProteinBiogenesisPrimary pathway
2009
Mili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis
Wang J, Saxe JP, Tanaka T, Chuma S, Lin H. Mili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis. Current Biology 2009, 19: 640-644. PMID: 19345100, PMCID: PMC2704239, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA biogenesisPIWI proteinsTudor domainChromatoid bodyMammalian Piwi proteinsMultiple Tudor domainsGermline-specific organelleTudor domain–containing protein-1Domain-containing protein 1RNA-independent interactionSmall noncoding RNAsProtein 1N-terminal regionGermline developmentGermline proteinsEpigenetic regulationNoncoding RNAsTerminal domainMILIRegulatory mechanismsMolecular mechanismsSpermatogenic defectsProteinBiogenesis
2008
MILI, a PIWI-interacting RNA-binding Protein, Is Required for Germ Line Stem Cell Self-renewal and Appears to Positively Regulate Translation*
Unhavaithaya Y, Hao Y, Beyret E, Yin H, Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Nakano T, Lin H. MILI, a PIWI-interacting RNA-binding Protein, Is Required for Germ Line Stem Cell Self-renewal and Appears to Positively Regulate Translation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 284: 6507-6519. PMID: 19114715, PMCID: PMC2649106, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809104200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm line stem cellsStem cellsArgonaute/PIWI protein familyMicro-RNA pathwayGerm line developmentMammalian stem cellsPIWI-interacting RNAsCap-binding complexRNA-binding proteinPIWI protein familyCellular mRNA levelsStem cell populationSelf-renewing divisionsArgonaute functionsPIWI proteinsRegulates TranslationPIWI subfamiliesEpigenetic regulationProtein familyCell maintenanceRNA interferenceChromatoid bodyMILIMolecular mechanismsEarly spermatocytes
2004
Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis
Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Kimura T, Ijiri TW, Isobe T, Asada N, Fujita Y, Ikawa M, Iwai N, Okabe M, Deng W, Lin H, Matsuda Y, Nakano T. Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis. Development 2004, 131: 839-849. PMID: 14736746, DOI: 10.1242/dev.00973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi family genesFamily genesPrimordial germ cell developmentPost-transcriptional regulationGerm cell developmentGerm cell productionPhysical binding propertiesMammalian homologPIWI domainMammalian membersTranslational regulationMouse homologDifferentiation of spermatocytesEarly prophaseMILIFunctional associationTargeted mutationsCell developmentFirst meiosisGenesPiwiEarly pachyteneStem cellsSpermatocyte stageHomolog