Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis
Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Kimura T, Ijiri TW, Isobe T, Asada N, Fujita Y, Ikawa M, Iwai N, Okabe M, Deng W, Lin H, Matsuda Y, Nakano T. Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis. Development 2004, 131: 839-849. PMID: 14736746, DOI: 10.1242/dev.00973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi family genesFamily genesPrimordial germ cell developmentPost-transcriptional regulationGerm cell developmentGerm cell productionPhysical binding propertiesMammalian homologPIWI domainMammalian membersTranslational regulationMouse homologDifferentiation of spermatocytesEarly prophaseMILIFunctional associationTargeted mutationsCell developmentFirst meiosisGenesPiwiEarly pachyteneStem cellsSpermatocyte stageHomolog