2023
piRNA generation is associated with the pioneer round of translation in stem cells
Parambil S, Li D, Zelko M, Poulet A, van Wolfswinkel J. piRNA generation is associated with the pioneer round of translation in stem cells. Nucleic Acids Research 2023, 52: 2590-2608. PMID: 38142432, PMCID: PMC10954484, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkad1212.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSMEDWI-1Pioneer roundStem cellsPlanarian stem cellsStem cell maintenanceStem cell stateNon-coding transcriptsPiRNA pathwayPIWI proteinsTransposon repressionBiogenesis pathwayPiRNA generationGenomic integritySmall RNAsCell maintenanceSuch transcriptsCell statesCytoplasmic poolTranscriptsCell coloniesCell healthPiRNAsDynamic poolTranscriptomeCells
2014
Piwi and Potency: PIWI Proteins in Animal Stem Cells and Regeneration
van Wolfswinkel JC. Piwi and Potency: PIWI Proteins in Animal Stem Cells and Regeneration. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2014, 54: 700-713. PMID: 24948137, DOI: 10.1093/icb/icu084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsSomatic stem cellsStem cellsDifferent animal phylaGerm cell lineageStem cell systemAnimal stem cellsAnimal germlineGermline developmentAncestral roleAnimal phylaDiverse animalsCell lineagesDifferentiation potentialProteinGermlineCell systemCellsSuch cellsPiwiPiRNAsPhylaLineagesTransposonAvailable reveals