PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells
Juliano CE, Reich A, Liu N, Götzfried J, Zhong M, Uman S, Reenan RA, Wessel GM, Steele RE, Lin H. PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 111: 337-342. PMID: 24367095, PMCID: PMC3890812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320965111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell SeparationCytoplasmEpithelial CellsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHydraPhylogenyRecombinant ProteinsRNARNA InterferenceRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small InterferingSpecies SpecificityStem CellsTranscriptomeTransgenesConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsStem/progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsPIWI-piRNA pathwayPing-pong signatureSomatic stem/progenitor cellsStem cell functionalitySomatic stem cellsInterstitial lineageNonbilaterian animalsPiwi functionPiRNA biogenesisAnimal germlineTransposon transcriptsSimple metazoanCnidarian HydraSmall RNAsEndodermal lineagesRNA functionPosttranscriptional regulatorsEpithelial lineageLineagesLikely actsPiwi