2021
Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries
Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Lin H. Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkaa059. PMID: 33609367, PMCID: PMC8022938, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsProtein-coding genesDrosophila ovaryGermline stem cell maintenanceRole of piRNAsTermination sitesGenome-wide mappingGenomic binding profileTranscriptional termination sitesSpecific genomic sitesStem cell maintenanceRNA pathwaysTransposon repressionTranscriptional startEuchromatic regionsGene regulationEpigenetic regulationGenomic sitesCell maintenancePiwiSpecific lociMethylation signalsDiverse mechanismsTarget siteBinding sites
2020
PIWIL1 promotes gastric cancer via a piRNA-independent mechanism
Shi S, Yang ZZ, Liu S, Yang F, Lin H. PIWIL1 promotes gastric cancer via a piRNA-independent mechanism. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 22390-22401. PMID: 32848063, PMCID: PMC7486755, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2008724117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsGastric cancer cellsNonsense-mediated mRNA decay mechanismPiRNA-independent mechanismDomain protein familyMRNA decay mechanismMammalian somatic tissuesRNA deep sequencingGastric cancer cell line SNU-1Cancer cellsGastric cancer cell proliferationRNA pathwaysPPD proteinsProtein familyPiwil1 geneSomatic tissuesSomatic cancersCancer cell proliferationDeep sequencingRegulatory mechanismsOncogenic functionPIWIL1Gastric cancer tissuesDetectable function
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 genesEmbryogenesisGenesTranscriptsSplicingOogenesisTranscriptionOrganogenesisRegulationRoleProductionNeurogenesisDivisionDevelopmentTranslationmiR-221/222 activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling to promote triple-negative breast cancer
Liu S, Wang Z, Liu Z, Shi S, Zhang Z, Zhang J, Lin H. miR-221/222 activate the Wnt/β-catenin signaling to promote triple-negative breast cancer. Journal Of Molecular Cell Biology 2018, 10: 302-315. PMID: 30053090, DOI: 10.1093/jmcb/mjy041.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTriple-negative breast cancerWnt/β-cateninMiR-221/222 expressionTNBC cell linesBreast cancerMiR-221/222Β-cateninHuman epidermal growth factor receptor 2Epidermal growth factor receptor 2Progression of TNBCGrowth factor receptor 2Limited treatment optionsWnt/β-catenin activationNegative breast cancerFactor receptor 2Primary tumor samplesWnt/β-catenin signalingCell linesWnt3a treatmentMultiple negative regulatorsΒ-catenin activationΒ-catenin signalingPatient survivalPoor prognosisTreatment optionsA critical role for nucleoporin 358 (Nup358) in transposon silencing and piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila
Parikh RY, Lin H, Gangaraju VK. A critical role for nucleoporin 358 (Nup358) in transposon silencing and piRNA biogenesis in Drosophila. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2018, 293: 9140-9147. PMID: 29735528, PMCID: PMC6005430, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ac118.003264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActive Transport, Cell NucleusAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene Expression RegulationGene SilencingGenomic InstabilityGerm CellsMaleMolecular ChaperonesNuclear Pore Complex ProteinsProtein Interaction MapsRNA, Small InterferingTranscription, GeneticConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPing-pong cycleNuclear pore complexPiRNA biogenesisGermline knockdownPiRNA pathwayAntisense Piwi-interacting RNAsPiRNA precursor transcriptionSmall noncoding RNAsPiwi functionSilence transposonsPIWI proteinsShort hairpin RNACritical roleArgonaute 3Pore complexNoncoding RNAsGenomic instabilityNuclear localizationGene expressionTransposonNup358Germ cellsBiogenesisHairpin RNANovel evidence for a PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) as an oncogenic mediator of disease progression, and a potential prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer
Weng W, Liu N, Toiyama Y, Kusunoki M, Nagasaka T, Fujiwara T, Wei Q, Qin H, Lin H, Ma Y, Goel A. Novel evidence for a PIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) as an oncogenic mediator of disease progression, and a potential prognostic biomarker in colorectal cancer. Molecular Cancer 2018, 17: 16. PMID: 29382334, PMCID: PMC5791351, DOI: 10.1186/s12943-018-0767-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overApoptosisBiomarkers, TumorCell DeathCell ProliferationColorectal NeoplasmsDisease ProgressionFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasm StagingOncogenesPrognosisRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNA sequencingGene expression profiling resultsImportant epigenetic regulatorsDownstream target genesExpression profiling resultsCell survival pathwaysColorectal cancerPotential prognostic biomarkerTumor suppressor genePrognostic biomarkerEpigenetic regulatorsSequence complementarityNoncoding RNAsRNA sequencingTarget genesExpression profilingBiological functionsGene expressionSurvival pathwaysSuppressor geneClinical significanceDirect targetNovel oncogeneOncogenic mediators
2017
Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins
Zhang M, Chen D, Xia J, Han W, Cui X, Neuenkirchen N, Hermes G, Sestan N, Lin H. Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins. Genes & Development 2017, 31: 1354-1369. PMID: 28794184, PMCID: PMC5580656, DOI: 10.1101/gad.298752.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytoplasmDentate GyrusFemaleFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockout TechniquesGene SilencingLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory DisordersMiceNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsStem CellsConceptsPost-transcriptional regulationPost-transcriptional regulatorsNeural stem cellsTarget mRNAsMost target mRNAsRNA-dependent interactionCross-linking immunoprecipitationThousands of mRNAsMental retardation proteinPUM proteinsPumilio proteinsPumilio 1Mouse neurogenesisMammalian neurogenesisPerinatal apoptosisPUM1PUM2Stem cellsProteinCommon targetMRNARegulatorNeurogenesisCell compositionRegulation
2016
An Important Role of Pumilio 1 in Regulating the Development of the Mammalian Female Germline1
Mak W, Fang C, Holden T, Dratver MB, Lin H. An Important Role of Pumilio 1 in Regulating the Development of the Mammalian Female Germline1. Biology Of Reproduction 2016, 94: 134, 1-11. PMID: 27170441, PMCID: PMC4946805, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.137497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPumilio 1PUF proteinsLate meiotic prophase IPumilio/FBF (PUF) proteinReproductive competencyPrimordial follicle poolFemale germ cell developmentMammalian germ cellsPrimordial folliculogenesisFemale reproductive competenceMeiotic prophase IGerm cell developmentFBF proteinsGermline establishmentTranslational regulatorTranslational regulationProphase IDiplotene stageCell developmentGerm cellsFollicle poolImportant roleDetectable functionMammalsReproductive competenceThe Role of PIWIL4, an Argonaute Family Protein, in Breast Cancer*
Wang Z, Liu N, Shi S, Liu S, Lin H. The Role of PIWIL4, an Argonaute Family Protein, in Breast Cancer*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2016, 291: 10646-10658. PMID: 26957540, PMCID: PMC4865913, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m116.723239.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsP-element-induced wimpy testisPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsMDA-MB-231 cellsArgonaute family proteinsGermline developmentDiverse organismsWimpy testisFamily proteinsProteome analysisClass II proteinsPIWIL4Potential therapeutic targetStem cellsProteinMHC class II proteinsMigration abilityRNATherapeutic targetPIWIL4 expressionCancer tissuesBreast cancer tissuesCellsKey roleBiogenesisTudor-SN Interacts with Piwi Antagonistically in Regulating Spermatogenesis but Synergistically in Silencing Transposons in Drosophila
Ku HY, Gangaraju VK, Qi H, Liu N, Lin H. Tudor-SN Interacts with Piwi Antagonistically in Regulating Spermatogenesis but Synergistically in Silencing Transposons in Drosophila. PLOS Genetics 2016, 12: e1005813. PMID: 26808625, PMCID: PMC4726654, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1005813.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiRNA biogenesisPrimordial germ cellsPiwi expressionTudor-SNSomatic cellsGerm cellsDiverse molecular functionsPost-transcriptional regulationEmbryonic somatic cellsPiwi mutantsDosage-dependent mannerGermline developmentPIWI proteinsMutant phenotypeMeiotic cytokinesisMolecular functionsSpliceosome assemblyPiwiEpigenetic programmingDiverse functionsBiological functionsAdult ovariesBiogenesisTransposonMale fertilityPiwi maintains germline stem cells and oogenesis in Drosophila through negative regulation of Polycomb group proteins
Peng JC, Valouev A, Liu N, Lin H. Piwi maintains germline stem cells and oogenesis in Drosophila through negative regulation of Polycomb group proteins. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 283-291. PMID: 26780607, PMCID: PMC4767590, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3486.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2015
Poreless eggshells
Lin H, Matzuk MM. Poreless eggshells. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2015, 125: 4005-4007. PMID: 26485282, PMCID: PMC4639988, DOI: 10.1172/jci84692.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNuclear pore complex functionMissense mutationsSpecific amino acid changesAmino acid changesRecessive missense mutationSomatic cellsNucleoporin 107Human mutationsGenetic materialAcid changesExtragonadal functionsOvarian developmentOocyte developmentMutationsGenesSole sourceFemale genetic materialIntrinsic factorsComplex functionsOrthologsAbnormal ovarian developmentFollicular developmentEmbryosFliesOocytes
2014
Generation of transgenic Hydra by embryo microinjection.
Juliano CE, Lin H, Steele RE. Generation of transgenic Hydra by embryo microinjection. Journal Of Visualized Experiments 2014, 51888. PMID: 25285460, PMCID: PMC4828061, DOI: 10.3791/51888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransgenic HydraFundamental biological processesEarly stage embryosPatches of tissuePure cell populationsMulticellular animalsStudy of regenerationGene functionMolecular functionsPhylum CnidariaParticular lineageTransgenic linesGene perturbationsSister groupTransgenic tissuesTransgenic methodsPromoter functionAsexual propagationBiological processesEmbryo microinjectionStage embryosLive cellsStem cellsHatchlingsBiochemical analysisPiwi Is Required in Multiple Cell Types to Control Germline Stem Cell Lineage Development in the Drosophila Ovary
Ma X, Wang S, Do T, Song X, Inaba M, Nishimoto Y, Liu LP, Gao Y, Mao Y, Li H, McDowell W, Park J, Malanowski K, Peak A, Perera A, Li H, Gaudenz K, Haug J, Yamashita Y, Lin H, Ni JQ, Xie T. Piwi Is Required in Multiple Cell Types to Control Germline Stem Cell Lineage Development in the Drosophila Ovary. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90267. PMID: 24658126, PMCID: PMC3962343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell differentiationDrosophila ovaryGermline stem cellsSomatic cellsCell differentiationGerm cellsPiRNA productionMultiple cell typesGSC maintenanceTransposable elementsGerm lineLineage developmentCell typesPiRNA pathway componentsGerm cell maintenanceCell lineage developmentUndifferentiated germ cellsCell-specific knockdownEscort cellsGSC establishmentGSC lossPiwi knockdownPiRNA pathwayGenome stabilityTE transcriptsPIWI 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
Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay of Piwi in Drosophila
Yin H, Lin H. Chromatin Immunoprecipitation Assay of Piwi in Drosophila. Methods In Molecular Biology 2013, 1093: 1-11. PMID: 24178552, DOI: 10.1007/978-1-62703-694-8_1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSmall RNA pathwaysRNA pathwaysArgonaute protein familyChromatin-associated factorsChromatin immunoprecipitation methodChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysWhole-genome mappingArgonaute proteinsDrosophila PiwiEpigenetic regulationDevelopmental biologyProtein familyImmunoprecipitation assaysCell biologyImmunoprecipitation methodHigh-resolution mapsPiwiEffector componentsBiologyPathwayGeneral utilityDrosophilaEpigenomeBiogenesisEpigeneticsPiwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice
Nolde MJ, Cheng EC, Guo S, Lin H. Piwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71950. PMID: 24058407, PMCID: PMC3751959, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi genesHematopoietic stem cellsNormal adult hematopoiesisPIWI protein familyStem cellsStem/progenitor cellsDiverse organismsAdult hematopoiesisProtein familyLong-term hematopoiesisMyeloablative stressCompetitive transplantationTransient expressionHuman leukemia cell linesHSC compartmentLeukemia cell linesGenesProliferative stateNormal hematopoiesisCell typesMIWI2Progenitor cellsLineage reconstitutionHematopoiesisCell proliferationFunction of Piwi, a nuclear Piwi/Argonaute protein, is independent of its slicer activity
Darricarrère N, Liu N, Watanabe T, Lin H. Function of Piwi, a nuclear Piwi/Argonaute protein, is independent of its slicer activity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 1297-1302. PMID: 23297219, PMCID: PMC3557079, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1213283110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsPiRNA biogenesisSlicer activityPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesisEndonuclease activityFunction of PiwiNuclear Piwi proteinSecondary piRNA biogenesisGerm line developmentPiwi functionPiwi membersArgonaute proteinsRNA biogenesisArgonaute 3Transgenic fliesPiwiSomatic cellsCatalytic triadEpigenetic factorsRegulatory functionsBiogenesisOnly memberProteinTransposonRecent evidence
2011
Small Noncoding RNAs in the Germline
Saxe JP, Lin H. Small Noncoding RNAs in the Germline. Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives In Biology 2011, 3: a002717. PMID: 21669983, PMCID: PMC3181032, DOI: 10.1101/cshperspect.a002717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA pathwaysSmall noncoding RNAsTarget mRNAsNoncoding RNAsSmall RNA pathwaysPiRNA pathwayGermline specificationMicroRNA pathwayMiRNA pathwayGene regulationMRNA translationSomatic tissuesEpigenetic programmingDiverse functionsGene expressionRegulatory functionsGermlinePotent regulatorPathwayRNAMRNARegulationPiwiBiogenesisTransposonPAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition
Liu L, Qi H, Wang J, Lin H. PAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition. Development 2011, 138: 1863-1873. PMID: 21447556, PMCID: PMC3074456, DOI: 10.1242/dev.059287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedArgonaute ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGerm CellsMaleModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, InsertionalPeptide Initiation FactorsProtein BindingRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexConceptsPiRNA pathway componentsPIWI-interacting RNAsArgonaute 3PiRNA pathwayPIWI proteinsTransposon activationPathway componentsPIWI protein AubergineTudor domain proteinsP-body componentsN-terminal domainNuage componentsPiRNA mutantsTransposon controlGermline developmentTudor domainMutant ovariesArginine methyltransferaseGermline genomeEpigenetic regulationPerinuclear structuresNuageAdult ovariesArginine residuesFunctional interaction