2006
MIWI associates with translational machinery and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in regulating spermatogenesis
Grivna ST, Pyhtila B, Lin H. MIWI associates with translational machinery and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in regulating spermatogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2006, 103: 13415-13420. PMID: 16938833, PMCID: PMC1569178, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0605506103.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNAsTranslational machineryMRNA cap-binding complexArgonaute family proteinsCap-binding complexPIWI family membersPresence of DicerRound spermatidsSubset of miRNAsCytosolic ribonucleoproteinTranslational repressionGene regulationFamily proteinsSubfamily proteinsCytoplasmic proteinsTarget mRNAsMIWIPosttranscriptional levelPolysomal fractionsPolysome fractionsMature spermGene expressionImportant regulatorSpermiogenesis
2002
miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis
Deng W, Lin H. miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 819-830. PMID: 12062093, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00165-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationInfertility, MaleLIM Domain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataProtein IsoformsProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSpermatogenesisTestisTranscription FactorsConceptsTarget genesPiwi family genesCytoplasmic protein essentialRound spermatid stageDiverse organismsPiwi genesTranslational regulationFamily genesProtein essentialCytoplasmic proteinsMaster regulatorMurine homologMIWIGenesSpermatid stageStem cellsMRNASpermiogenesisCREMSpermatogenesisSpermatogenic arrestPiwiHomologEncodesCloning