2020
Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis
Uyhazi KE, Yang Y, Liu N, Qi H, Huang XA, Mak W, Weatherbee SD, de Prisco N, Gennarino VA, Song X, Lin H. Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 7851-7862. PMID: 32198202, PMCID: PMC7148564, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916471117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTarget messenger RNAsPumilio proteinsPUM proteinsMessenger RNAEssential functionsStem cell maintenanceDistinct regulatory mechanismsEmbryonic day 8.5ESC pluripotencyTranslational regulatorPluripotency genesGene regulationEarly embryogenesisDifferentiation genesPosttranscriptional levelHigh homologyMRNA stabilityRegulatory mechanismsDouble mutant micePluripotencyDay 8.5Morula stagePluripotency markersEmbryogenesis
2018
The Role of Maternal HP1a in Early Drosophila Embryogenesis via Regulation of Maternal Transcript Production
Park AR, Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Guo Q, Lin H. The Role of Maternal HP1a in Early Drosophila Embryogenesis via Regulation of Maternal Transcript Production. Genetics 2018, 211: 201-217. PMID: 30442760, PMCID: PMC6325692, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.118.301704.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHeterochromatin protein 1aMaternal transcriptsEarly Drosophila embryogenesisGermline developmentDrosophila embryogenesisMRNA splicingCell divisionTranscript productionProtein 1AEpigenetic factorsDownregulates genesEmbryogenesisGenesTranscriptsSplicingOogenesisTranscriptionOrganogenesisRegulationRoleProductionNeurogenesisDivisionDevelopmentTranslation
2013
PIWI proteins are essential for early Drosophila embryogenesis
Mani SR, Megosh H, Lin H. PIWI proteins are essential for early Drosophila embryogenesis. Developmental Biology 2013, 385: 340-349. PMID: 24184635, PMCID: PMC3915879, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.10.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryonic DevelopmentConceptsPIWI proteinsMitotic defectsEarly embryogenesisArgonaute/PIWI protein familySmall non-coding RNAsEarly Drosophila embryogenesisAsynchronous nuclear divisionPosttranscriptional gene regulationSevere mitotic defectsPIWI protein familyNon-coding RNAsCell cycle progressionCell cycle arrestGermline developmentDrosophila embryogenesisChromatin structureGene regulationSyncytial embryosMitotic machinerySomatic nucleiProtein familyPiwiNuclear divisionNuclear migrationEssential functions
2008
Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*
Blakaj A, Lin H. Piecing Together the Mosaic of Early Mammalian Development through MicroRNAs*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 283: 9505-9508. PMID: 18272516, PMCID: PMC2442291, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r800002200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRole of miRNAsES cellsEarly mammalian developmentMammalian ES cellsDozens of miRNAsRNase III enzymeCluster of miRNAsES cell differentiationEmbryonic stem cellsRNA biogenesisMammalian embryogenesisMammalian developmentLineage specificationMicroRNA pathwayMiR-290MiRNA biogenesisEmbryonic developmentNuclear proteinsCell differentiationMiRNAsStem cellsBiogenesisEarly developmentCellsCrucial role
2006
The Role of PIWI and the miRNA Machinery in Drosophila Germline Determination
Megosh HB, Cox DN, Campbell C, Lin H. The Role of PIWI and the miRNA Machinery in Drosophila Germline Determination. Current Biology 2006, 16: 1884-1894. PMID: 16949822, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2006.08.051.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBody PatterningCell DifferentiationDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGerm CellsMicroRNAsProteinsRibonuclease IIIRNA HelicasesRNA, Small InterferingRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexConceptsGermline determinationDicer-1Dicer-2MiRNA pathwayRole of PiwiReduced PGC numbersNumber of PGCsMiRISC complexesRasiRNA pathwayGermline specificationDrosophila PiwiSiRNA pathwayAbdominal patterningVasa expressionTranslational regulationPGC numberPiwiMiRNA machineryGerm plasmMolecular activityPolar granuleDFMRPCell formationOSKMaternal component