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
2009
Role of Scrib and Dlg in anterior-posterior patterning of the follicular epithelium during Drosophila oogenesis
Li Q, Shen L, Xin T, Xiang W, Chen W, Gao Y, Zhu M, Yu L, Li M. Role of Scrib and Dlg in anterior-posterior patterning of the follicular epithelium during Drosophila oogenesis. BMC Developmental Biology 2009, 9: 60. PMID: 19948068, PMCID: PMC2810132, DOI: 10.1186/1471-213x-9-60.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTumor suppressor geneDlg functionFate inductionPosterior patterningCell fateEgg chambersDrosophila tumor suppressor geneSuppressor geneBorder cell fateFollicle cellsCell fate inductionAnterior-posterior patterningDrosophila egg developmentRole of ScribFollicle cell epitheliumFurther genetic analysisMultiple signaling pathwaysDistinct cell typesAnterior-posterior axisDrosophila oogenesisEpithelial polarityEpithelial patterningMosaic clonesFollicular epitheliumAnterior domain