2015
Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution
Lin H, Chen M, Kundaje A, Valouev A, Yin H, Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Snyder M. Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 772-774. PMID: 25805139, PMCID: PMC4472434, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMethyltransferasesRNA InterferenceRNA Polymerase IIRNA, Small InterferingSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsRNA polymerase II distributionGenomic targetsHeterochromatin protein 1aRNA polymerase IICurrent bioinformatics methodsPiwi mutantsDrosophila PiwiPolymerase IIDevelopmental cellsPericentric regionsHistone methyltransferaseBioinformatics methodsBioinformatics pipelineProtein 1APiwiGenomePiRNAsEuchromatinMutantsMethyltransferaseSites
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 utilityDrosophilaEpigenomeBiogenesisEpigenetics
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-Induced Silencing ComplexRNA, Small InterferingConceptsGermline 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