2017
Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins
Zhang M, Chen D, Xia J, Han W, Cui X, Neuenkirchen N, Hermes G, Sestan N, Lin H. Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins. Genes & Development 2017, 31: 1354-1369. PMID: 28794184, PMCID: PMC5580656, DOI: 10.1101/gad.298752.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytoplasmDentate GyrusFemaleFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockout TechniquesGene SilencingLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory DisordersMiceNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsStem CellsConceptsPost-transcriptional regulationPost-transcriptional regulatorsNeural stem cellsTarget mRNAsMost target mRNAsRNA-dependent interactionCross-linking immunoprecipitationThousands of mRNAsMental retardation proteinPUM proteinsPumilio proteinsPumilio 1Mouse neurogenesisMammalian neurogenesisPerinatal apoptosisPUM1PUM2Stem cellsProteinCommon targetMRNARegulatorNeurogenesisCell compositionRegulation
2016
Tudor-SN Interacts with Piwi Antagonistically in Regulating Spermatogenesis but Synergistically in Silencing Transposons in Drosophila
Ku HY, Gangaraju VK, Qi H, Liu N, Lin H. Tudor-SN Interacts with Piwi Antagonistically in Regulating Spermatogenesis but Synergistically in Silencing Transposons in Drosophila. PLOS Genetics 2016, 12: e1005813. PMID: 26808625, PMCID: PMC4726654, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiRNA biogenesisPrimordial germ cellsPiwi expressionTudor-SNSomatic cellsGerm cellsDiverse molecular functionsPost-transcriptional regulationEmbryonic somatic cellsPiwi mutantsDosage-dependent mannerGermline developmentPIWI proteinsMutant phenotypeMeiotic cytokinesisMolecular functionsSpliceosome assemblyPiwiEpigenetic programmingDiverse functionsBiological functionsAdult ovariesBiogenesisTransposonMale fertility
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 actsPiwiTdrkh 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
2002
miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis
Deng W, Lin H. miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 819-830. PMID: 12062093, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00165-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationInfertility, MaleLIM Domain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataProtein IsoformsProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSpermatogenesisTestisTranscription FactorsConceptsTarget genesPiwi family genesCytoplasmic protein essentialRound spermatid stageDiverse organismsPiwi genesTranslational regulationFamily genesProtein essentialCytoplasmic proteinsMaster regulatorMurine homologMIWIGenesSpermatid stageStem cellsMRNASpermiogenesisCREMSpermatogenesisSpermatogenic arrestPiwiHomologEncodesCloning