2013
Piwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice
Nolde MJ, Cheng EC, Guo S, Lin H. Piwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71950. PMID: 24058407, PMCID: PMC3751959, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi genesHematopoietic stem cellsNormal adult hematopoiesisPIWI protein familyStem cellsStem/progenitor cellsDiverse organismsAdult hematopoiesisProtein familyLong-term hematopoiesisMyeloablative stressCompetitive transplantationTransient expressionHuman leukemia cell linesHSC compartmentLeukemia cell linesGenesProliferative stateNormal hematopoiesisCell typesMIWI2Progenitor cellsLineage reconstitutionHematopoiesisCell proliferation
2010
Bone progenitor dysfunction induces myelodysplasia and secondary leukaemia
Raaijmakers MH, Mukherjee S, Guo S, Zhang S, Kobayashi T, Schoonmaker JA, Ebert BL, Al-Shahrour F, Hasserjian RP, Scadden EO, Aung Z, Matza M, Merkenschlager M, Lin C, Rommens JM, Scadden DT. Bone progenitor dysfunction induces myelodysplasia and secondary leukaemia. Nature 2010, 464: 852-857. PMID: 20305640, PMCID: PMC3422863, DOI: 10.1038/nature08851.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSpecific mesenchymal cellsMesenchymal cellsHuman bone marrow failureDeletion of Dicer1Osteolineage cellsTissue homeostasisHeterologous cellsDicer1 deletionGene expressionMature osteoblastsRegulatory nicheBone marrow failureDiamond syndromeMesenchymal subsetsStem cellsOsteoprogenitorsReduced expressionDeletionSecondary neoplastic diseaseStromal cellsMarrow failureDICER1CellsHaematopoiesisGenetic abnormalities