2014
PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs in the soma
Ross RJ, Weiner MM, Lin H. PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs in the soma. Nature 2014, 505: 353-359. PMID: 24429634, PMCID: PMC4265809, DOI: 10.1038/nature12987.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsPIWI-piRNA pathwayDiscovery of millionsWhole-body regenerationStem cell functionSomatic functionsDiverse organismsLower eukaryotesGenome rearrangementsSomatic cellsEpigenetic programmingBiological rolePathwayRNAProteinRecent studiesEukaryotesTransposonOrganismsBiologyUnanticipated dimensionsFunctionCellsRearrangement
2013
Beyond transposons: the epigenetic and somatic functions of the Piwi-piRNA mechanism
Peng JC, Lin H. Beyond transposons: the epigenetic and somatic functions of the Piwi-piRNA mechanism. Current Opinion In Cell Biology 2013, 25: 190-194. PMID: 23465540, PMCID: PMC3651849, DOI: 10.1016/j.ceb.2013.01.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI-piRNA pathwayBiogenesis of piRNAsSmall non-coding RNAsPost-transcriptional regulationNon-coding RNAsPIWI proteinsGene regulationSomatic cellsPiwi familyGene expressionGeneral mechanismSomatic functionsTransposonPathwayRNARegulationNovel classRecent studiesBiogenesisNew findingsProteinMechanismExpressionFunction