2016
MicroRNA-dependent roles of Drosha and Pasha in the Drosophila larval ovary morphogenesis
Yang H, Li M, Hu X, Xin T, Zhang S, Zhao G, Xuan T, Li M. MicroRNA-dependent roles of Drosha and Pasha in the Drosophila larval ovary morphogenesis. Developmental Biology 2016, 416: 312-323. PMID: 27339292, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryonic Germ CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesLarvaLuminescent ProteinsMicroRNAsMicroscopy, FluorescenceOrganogenesisOvaryRibonuclease IIIRNA InterferenceRNA-Binding ProteinsStem Cell NicheConceptsOvary morphogenesisPrimordial germ cellsLate third larval instarLoss of DroshaMiRNA pathway componentsCanonical miRNA pathwayGerm cell lineageMiRNA-mediated regulationGerm cell precursorsGenome-wide screeningTerminal filamentThird larval instarEarly larval stagesMiR-317Ovarian somaMiR-14MiR-8Argonaute 1Mutant phenotypeDicer-1MiRNA pathwayPGC differentiationGerm lineGSC nicheRegulatory networks
2013
The Drosophila putative histone acetyltransferase Enok maintains female germline stem cells through regulating Bruno and the niche
Xin T, Xuan T, Tan J, Li M, Zhao G, Li M. The Drosophila putative histone acetyltransferase Enok maintains female germline stem cells through regulating Bruno and the niche. Developmental Biology 2013, 384: 1-12. PMID: 24120347, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.10.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsGSC maintenanceFate regulationEpigenetic mechanismsDrosophila ovarian germline stem cellsStem cellsOvarian germline stem cellsFemale germline stem cellsStem cell fate regulationCell fate regulationRNA binding proteinCell-autonomous roleAdult stem cellsGSC lossPutative histoneEnokEpigenetic regulationNiche maintenanceDaughter cellsHistone acetyltransferaseMaintenance defectsEctopic expressionMutant allelesBinding proteinMolecular studies