2018
A critical role for nucleoporin 358 (Nup358) in transposon silencing and piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila
Parikh RY, Lin H, Gangaraju VK. A critical role for nucleoporin 358 (Nup358) in transposon silencing and piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 9140-9147. PMID: 29735528, PMCID: PMC6005430, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac118.003264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene SilencingGenomic InstabilityGerm CellsMaleMolecular ChaperonesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsProtein Interaction MapsRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPing-pong cycleNuclear pore complexPiRNA biogenesisGermline knockdownPiRNA pathwayAntisense Piwi-interacting RNAsPiRNA precursor transcriptionSmall noncoding RNAsPiwi functionSilence transposonsPIWI proteinsShort hairpin RNACritical roleArgonaute 3Pore complexNoncoding RNAsGenomic instabilityNuclear localizationGene expressionTransposonNup358Germ cellsBiogenesisHairpin RNA
2013
PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells
Juliano CE, Reich A, Liu N, Götzfried J, Zhong M, Uman S, Reenan RA, Wessel GM, Steele RE, Lin H. PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 111: 337-342. PMID: 24367095, PMCID: PMC3890812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320965111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell SeparationCytoplasmEpithelial CellsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHydraPhylogenyRecombinant ProteinsRNARNA InterferenceRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small InterferingSpecies SpecificityStem CellsTranscriptomeTransgenesConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsStem/progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsPIWI-piRNA pathwayPing-pong signatureSomatic stem/progenitor cellsStem cell functionalitySomatic stem cellsInterstitial lineageNonbilaterian animalsPiwi functionPiRNA biogenesisAnimal germlineTransposon transcriptsSimple metazoanCnidarian HydraSmall RNAsEndodermal lineagesRNA functionPosttranscriptional regulatorsEpithelial lineageLineagesLikely actsPiwiFunction of Piwi, a nuclear Piwi/Argonaute protein, is independent of its slicer activity
Darricarrère N, Liu N, Watanabe T, Lin H. Function of Piwi, a nuclear Piwi/Argonaute protein, is independent of its slicer activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1297-1302. PMID: 23297219, PMCID: PMC3557079, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213283110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsPiRNA biogenesisSlicer activityPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesisEndonuclease activityFunction of PiwiNuclear Piwi proteinSecondary piRNA biogenesisGerm line developmentPiwi functionPiwi membersArgonaute proteinsRNA biogenesisArgonaute 3Transgenic fliesPiwiSomatic cellsCatalytic triadEpigenetic factorsRegulatory functionsBiogenesisOnly memberProteinTransposonRecent evidence
2010
Drosophila Piwi functions in Hsp90-mediated suppression of phenotypic variation
Gangaraju VK, Yin H, Weiner MM, Wang J, Huang XA, Lin H. Drosophila Piwi functions in Hsp90-mediated suppression of phenotypic variation. Nature Genetics 2010, 43: 153-158. PMID: 21186352, PMCID: PMC3443399, DOI: 10.1038/ng.743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAllelesAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsElectrophoresis, Gel, Two-DimensionalEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGene SilencingGenetic VariationGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHSP90 Heat-Shock ProteinsMaleOvaryPhenotypeRNA-Induced Silencing Complex
2005
Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation
Szakmary A, Cox DN, Wang Z, Lin H. Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation. Current Biology 2005, 15: 171-178. PMID: 15668175, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPiwi functionDrosophila ovarian germline stem cellsOvarian germline stem cellsStem Cell Self-RenewalFunction of PiwiDifferentiated daughter cellsCell Self-RenewalGerm cell divisionBam proteinCystoblast differentiationBam expressionMutant ovariesNiche signalsDouble mutantDaughter cellsDifferentiation genesPiwiCell divisionNiche cellsRegulatory relationshipsSelf-RenewalGerm cellsMutantsCystoblasts