2021
PIWI-mediated control of tissue-specific transposons is essential for somatic cell differentiation
Li D, Taylor D, van Wolfswinkel J. PIWI-mediated control of tissue-specific transposons is essential for somatic cell differentiation. Cell Reports 2021, 37: 109776. PMID: 34610311, PMCID: PMC8532177, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2021.109776.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsCell differentiationDefective cell differentiationLineage-specific genesSubset of transposonsAdult pluripotent stem cellsSomatic cell differentiationStem cell systemStem cell biologyPluripotent stem cellsTransposon derepressionAnimal germlineSpecific chromatinRegenerative animalsPlanarian neoblastsCell biologyTransposonStem cellsProteinDifferentiationIntricate interplayCell systemAddition causesTissue dysfunction
2014
Piwi and Potency: PIWI Proteins in Animal Stem Cells and Regeneration
van Wolfswinkel JC. Piwi and Potency: PIWI Proteins in Animal Stem Cells and Regeneration. Integrative And Comparative Biology 2014, 54: 700-713. PMID: 24948137, DOI: 10.1093/icb/icu084.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsSomatic stem cellsStem cellsDifferent animal phylaGerm cell lineageStem cell systemAnimal stem cellsAnimal germlineGermline developmentAncestral roleAnimal phylaDiverse animalsCell lineagesDifferentiation potentialProteinGermlineCell systemCellsSuch cellsPiwiPiRNAsPhylaLineagesTransposonAvailable reveals
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