2024
PIWI-interacting RNAs: who, what, when, where, why, and how
Haase A, Ketting R, Lai E, van Rij R, Siomi M, Svoboda P, van Wolfswinkel J, Wu P. PIWI-interacting RNAs: who, what, when, where, why, and how. The EMBO Journal 2024, 1-5. PMID: 39327528, DOI: 10.1038/s44318-024-00253-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA biologySelfish genetic elementsAdult mammalian testisGerm cell biologyRegulate gene expressionPIWI proteinsMammalian testisGenetic elementsEvolutionary biologistsAntiviral defenseGene expressionCell biologyBiologyPIWIRNATestisGeneticistsBiologistsProteinGermPlanariaDefenseExpressionBiochemistsA comparative roadmap of PIWI-interacting RNAs across seven species reveals insights into de novo piRNA-precursor formation in mammals
Konstantinidou P, Loubalova Z, Ahrend F, Friman A, Almeida M, Poulet A, Horvat F, Wang Y, Losert W, Lorenzi H, Svoboda P, Miska E, van Wolfswinkel J, Haase A. A comparative roadmap of PIWI-interacting RNAs across seven species reveals insights into de novo piRNA-precursor formation in mammals. Cell Reports 2024, 43: 114777. PMID: 39302833, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2024.114777.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsPiwi-interacting RNA clustersPiRNA clustersPiRNA biologySilencing mobile genetic elementsGenomic piRNA clustersSingle-stranded precursorsMobile genetic elementsSafeguarding genome integrityGerm cell biologySpecies-specific variationGenome invadersTranscriptional readthroughTransposon insertionGenetic elementsGenome integrityRetroviral invasionMolecular mechanismsCell biologyRNAMammalsSpeciesBiologyTransposonReadthrough
2023
Insights in piRNA targeting rules
van Wolfswinkel J. Insights in piRNA targeting rules. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews - RNA 2023, 15: e1811. PMID: 37632327, PMCID: PMC10895071, DOI: 10.1002/wrna.1811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsTarget transcriptsProtein-RNA interactionsRNA-RNA interactionsPotential target transcriptsPIWI proteinsProtein-RNARNA interactionsSequence complementarityCells of animalsTranscriptionEffective downregulationStructural studiesProteinPIWITransposonGermlineStem cellsRNATargetCleavageDownregulationDefense
2012
Differential Impact of the HEN1 Homolog HENN-1 on 21U and 26G RNAs in the Germline of Caenorhabditis elegans
Kamminga LM, van Wolfswinkel JC, Luteijn MJ, Kaaij LJ, Bagijn MP, Sapetschnig A, Miska EA, Berezikov E, Ketting RF. Differential Impact of the HEN1 Homolog HENN-1 on 21U and 26G RNAs in the Germline of Caenorhabditis elegans. PLOS Genetics 2012, 8: e1002702. PMID: 22829772, PMCID: PMC3400576, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHENN-1G RNAAGO proteinsSRNA moleculesSmall RNAsGene expressionC. elegans piRNAsGermline-expressed genesSequence-specific recruitmentDifferent RNAi pathwaysGlobal gene expression analysisGlobal gene expressionLoss of methylationGene expression analysisEndogenous RNAiRNAi pathwayC. elegansRNA classesRNA displayGene activityRNA interferenceExpression analysisSequence specificityTarget RNARNA
2010
The role of small non-coding RNAs in genome stability and chromatin organization
van Wolfswinkel JC, Ketting RF. The role of small non-coding RNAs in genome stability and chromatin organization. Journal Of Cell Science 2010, 123: 1825-1839. PMID: 20484663, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.061713.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsSmall-interfering RNAChromatin-related mechanismsPost-transcriptional regulationNew regulatory mechanismNon-coding RNAChromatin regulationGenome stabilityChromatin organizationRegulatory potentialGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsRNARNA contentInitial discoveryRegulationEukaryotesMicroRNAsMechanismExpressionCellsDiscovery