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 ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleMice, TransgenicNuclear ProteinsOocytesOogenesisOvarian FollicleReproductionRNA-Binding ProteinsConceptsPumilio 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 competence
2010
The Yb Body, a Major Site for Piwi-associated RNA Biogenesis and a Gateway for Piwi Expression and Transport to the Nucleus in Somatic Cells*
Qi H, Watanabe T, Ku HY, Liu N, Zhong M, Lin H. The Yb Body, a Major Site for Piwi-associated RNA Biogenesis and a Gateway for Piwi Expression and Transport to the Nucleus in Somatic Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2010, 286: 3789-3797. PMID: 21106531, PMCID: PMC3030380, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m110.193888.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYb bodiesSomatic cellsPiRNA pathwayGerm lineEndo-siRNA pathwaySomatic niche cellsTudor-like domainGonadal somatic cellsPutative RNA helicaseCo-immunoprecipitation experimentsSomatic stem cellsFlamenco locusSomatic piRNAsPiRNA biogenesisEndo-siRNAsRNA biogenesisRNA pathwaysPiwi expressionRNA helicaseNovel proteinPiwiNiche cellsMolecular basisStem cellsBiogenesis