2018
MIWI2 targets RNAs transcribed from piRNA‐dependent regions to drive DNA methylation in mouse prospermatogonia
Watanabe T, Cui X, Yuan Z, Qi H, Lin H. MIWI2 targets RNAs transcribed from piRNA‐dependent regions to drive DNA methylation in mouse prospermatogonia. The EMBO Journal 2018, 37: embj201695329. PMID: 30108053, PMCID: PMC6138435, DOI: 10.15252/embj.201695329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDNA methylationRetrotransposon sequencesSmall RNAsArgonaute/Piwi proteinsPiwi protein MIWI2Suppressive epigenetic marksMouse prospermatogoniaChromatin statePIWI proteinsUnderlying molecular mechanismsDiverse organismsEpigenetic marksPiRNA clustersNascent RNAEpigenetic regulationTranslational regulationMIWI2RNA degradationRepeat sequencesGene expressionMolecular mechanismsTarget RNAMethylationRNAPiRNAs
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 proliferationTdrkh is essential for spermatogenesis and participates in primary piRNA biogenesis in the germline
Saxe JP, Chen M, Zhao H, Lin H. Tdrkh is essential for spermatogenesis and participates in primary piRNA biogenesis in the germline. The EMBO Journal 2013, 32: 1869-1885. PMID: 23714778, PMCID: PMC3981179, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary piRNA biogenesisPiRNA biogenesisKH domain-containing proteinPiRNA biogenesis pathwayPing-pong cycleDomain-containing proteinsMature piRNAsPIWI proteinsBiogenesis pathwayMitochondrial proteinsEpigenetic programmingNuclear localizationCytoplasmic localizationZygotene stageBiogenesisTDRKHArginine residuesMeiotic arrestMIWI2MIWIDistinct populationsProteinMutantsGermlineRNA