2014
Retrotransposons and pseudogenes regulate mRNAs and lncRNAs via the piRNA pathway in the germline
Watanabe T, Cheng EC, Zhong M, Lin H. Retrotransposons and pseudogenes regulate mRNAs and lncRNAs via the piRNA pathway in the germline. Genome Research 2014, 25: 368-380. PMID: 25480952, PMCID: PMC4352877, DOI: 10.1101/gr.180802.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA pathwayRetrotransposon sequencesIntergenic regionMammalian PIWI-interacting RNAsRNA regulatory networkLate spermatocytesVivo functional analysisDegradation of mRNAUTR of mRNAsSlicer activityEukaryotic genomesLncRNA transcriptomeRegulatory networksRegulatory sequencesRepetitive sequencesPseudogenesMRNA stabilityFunctional analysisLncRNAsWidespread expressionSpermatid stageRetrotransposonsMRNATransposon
2011
A High-Resolution Whole-Genome Map of Key Chromatin Modifications in the Adult Drosophila melanogaster
Yin H, Sweeney S, Raha D, Snyder M, Lin H. A High-Resolution Whole-Genome Map of Key Chromatin Modifications in the Adult Drosophila melanogaster. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002380. PMID: 22194694, PMCID: PMC3240582, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosome MappingDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticEuchromatinGenome, InsectHeterochromatinHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistonesRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRetroelementsRNA Polymerase IITranscription Initiation SiteConceptsHeterochromatin protein 1aChromatin modificationsStart siteChromatin modification landscapeKey chromatin modificationKey histone marksCell typesDrosophila cell typesRNA polymerase IIAdult Drosophila melanogasterTranscriptional start siteDiverse cell typesTranscription start siteFunctionality of genesHigh-Resolution WholeEuchromatic marksHistone codeHistone marksModification landscapeDrosophila melanogasterPolymerase IIGenome mapChromatin immunoprecipitationRegulatory sequencesSplicing junctions