2010
A Drosophila Chromatin Factor Interacts With the Piwi-Interacting RNA Mechanism in Niche Cells to Regulate Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Smulders-Srinivasan TK, Szakmary A, Lin H. A Drosophila Chromatin Factor Interacts With the Piwi-Interacting RNA Mechanism in Niche Cells to Regulate Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Genetics 2010, 186: 573-583. PMID: 20647505, PMCID: PMC2954472, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.110.119081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGerm CellsHedgehog ProteinsMalePolycomb-Group ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexSignal TransductionStem Cell NicheStem CellsConceptsGermline stem cellsNiche cellsEpigenetic programmingStem Cell Self-RenewalEnhancer of PolycombTrithorax group genesPotential genetic interactionsCell Self-RenewalNovel epigenetic mechanismStem cellsDrosophila ovaryGSC divisionChromatin factorsNiche signalingChromatin proteinsGenetic interactionsPiwi expressionStem cell defectEpigenetic regulationPiwiEpigenetic mechanismsGroup genesRNA mechanismExpression of hedgehogSelf-Renewal
2008
Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal
Lin H. Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 257-260. PMID: 18227277, PMCID: PMC2213586, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200712159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell biologyStem cellsIntrinsic cell polarityDrosophila melanogaster neuroblastsGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionStem cell systemCell cycle regulatorsSkin stem cellsNiche signalingCell polarityAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsCell divisionCycle regulatorsStem cell researchBiologyCell researchCell systemCellsCrucial roleTherapeutic applicationsDivisionDiverse typesCentrosomes