2021
The Essential Function of SETDB1 in Homologous Chromosome Pairing and Synapsis during Meiosis
Cheng EC, Hsieh CL, Liu N, Wang J, Zhong M, Chen T, Li E, Lin H. The Essential Function of SETDB1 in Homologous Chromosome Pairing and Synapsis during Meiosis. Cell Reports 2021, 34: 108575. PMID: 33406415, PMCID: PMC8513770, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2020.108575.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly meiosisEarly meiotic prophase IFunction of SETDB1Homologous chromosome pairingMeiotic prophase IHistone-lysine N-methyltransferaseMeiotic silencingSurvival of spermatocytesGermline developmentBouquet formationHomologous chromosomesLineage genesChromosome pairingBivalent formationPericentromeric regionProphase IApoptosis of spermatocytesSETDB1Essential functionsHomologous bivalentsH3K9me3Meiotic arrestMeiosisSpermatocytesN-methyltransferase
2019
Heat shock protein DNAJA1 stabilizes PIWI proteins to support regeneration and homeostasis of planarian Schmidtea mediterranea
Wang C, Yang ZZ, Guo FH, Shi S, Han XS, Zeng A, Lin H, Jing Q. Heat shock protein DNAJA1 stabilizes PIWI proteins to support regeneration and homeostasis of planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 9873-9887. PMID: 31076507, PMCID: PMC6597837, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesisPlanarian adult stem cellsHeat shock protein 40 family membersDifferent evolutionary lineagesPlanarian Schmidtea mediterraneaStem cell maintenanceStem cell regulationCo-immunoprecipitation assaysStem cellsSomatic stem cellsControl of proteinAdult stem cellsHuman gastric cancer cellsPiRNA biogenesisRNA biogenesisEvolutionary lineagesPiwi-like RNASchmidtea mediterraneaTwo-hybridSMEDWI-1Planarian speciesCell maintenanceGastric cancer cellsPlanarian regeneration
2018
Novel evidence for a PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) as an oncogenic mediator of disease progression, and a potential prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer
Weng W, Liu N, Toiyama Y, Kusunoki M, Nagasaka T, Fujiwara T, Wei Q, Qin H, Lin H, Ma Y, Goel A. Novel evidence for a PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) as an oncogenic mediator of disease progression, and a potential prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer. Molecular Cancer 2018, 17: 16. PMID: 29382334, PMCID: PMC5791351, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-018-0767-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell DeathCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingOncogenesPrognosisRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNA sequencingGene expression profiling resultsImportant epigenetic regulatorsDownstream target genesExpression profiling resultsCell survival pathwaysColorectal cancerPotential prognostic biomarkerTumor suppressor genePrognostic biomarkerEpigenetic regulatorsSequence complementarityNoncoding RNAsRNA sequencingTarget genesExpression profilingBiological functionsGene expressionSurvival pathwaysSuppressor geneClinical significanceDirect targetNovel oncogeneOncogenic mediators
2011
Genome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Peng S, Chen L, Lei X, Yang L, Lin H, Carmichael GG, Huang Y. Genome‐Wide Studies Reveal That Lin28 Enhances the Translation of Genes Important for Growth and Survival of Human Embryonic Stem Cells. Stem Cells 2011, 29: 496-504. PMID: 21425412, DOI: 10.1002/stem.591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA helicase AHuman embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cellsLin28-dependent stimulationTranslation of genesStem cellsLet-7 microRNADominant negative inhibitorPolysome profilingGenes ImportantRibosomal proteinsCellular mRNAsTarget genesDeep sequencingReporter analysisMetabolic enzymesLin28Cell growthExpression levelsGenesTranslationCellsGrowthImmunoprecipitationMicroRNAs
2010
Dynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing
Wu JQ, Habegger L, Noisa P, Szekely A, Qiu C, Hutchison S, Raha D, Egholm M, Lin H, Weissman S, Cui W, Gerstein M, Snyder M. Dynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2010, 107: 5254-5259. PMID: 20194744, PMCID: PMC2841935, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0914114107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural differentiationUndifferentiated hESCsNeural fate specificationCell identity maintenanceStage-specific regulationHuman embryonic stem cellsTypes of genesPaired-end sequencingDifferentiation of hESCsEmbryonic stem cellsPaired-end readsNeural cell differentiationSplicing dynamicsFate specificationDynamic transcriptomeIsoform diversityTranscriptome changesUnannotated transcriptsGene transcriptionRNA sequencingStages of differentiationNeural lineagesCell differentiationDifferential expressionGliogenic potential