2021
CPA-seq reveals small ncRNAs with methylated nucleosides and diverse termini
Wang H, Huang R, Li L, Zhu J, Li Z, Peng C, Zhuang X, Lin H, Shi S, Huang P. CPA-seq reveals small ncRNAs with methylated nucleosides and diverse termini. Cell Discovery 2021, 7: 25. PMID: 33867522, PMCID: PMC8053708, DOI: 10.1038/s41421-021-00265-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSmall noncoding RNAsMethylated nucleosidesHepatic reprogrammingPolynucleotide kinaseHigh-throughput sequencingSRNA transcriptomeTissue-specific differencesSmall ncRNAsT4 polynucleotide kinaseNoncoding RNAsAdapter ligationMouse tissuesAcid pyrophosphataseReprogrammingComplex landscapeMethylationTerminusReverse transcriptionRNASequencingRoles of piRNAs in transposon and pseudogene regulation of germline mRNAs and lncRNAs
Wang C, Lin H. Roles of piRNAs in transposon and pseudogene regulation of germline mRNAs and lncRNAs. Genome Biology 2021, 22: 27. PMID: 33419460, PMCID: PMC7792047, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02221-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsRole of piRNAsPIWI-piRNA pathwayRNA-binding proteinSmall noncoding RNAsGermline mRNAsGermline developmentNoncoding RNAsRegulatory relationshipsGerm cellsRNAProteinTransposonMajor classesRNA levelsRecent studiesExpressionGenomeSubfamiliesGermlineLncRNAsMajor constituentsMRNARegulation
2018
A 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 RNA
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 regulatorPathwayRNAMRNARegulationPiwiBiogenesisTransposon
2009
The Biogenesis and Function of PIWI Proteins and piRNAs: Progress and Prospect
Thomson T, Lin H. The Biogenesis and Function of PIWI Proteins and piRNAs: Progress and Prospect. Annual Review Of Cell And Developmental Biology 2009, 25: 355-376. PMID: 19575643, PMCID: PMC2780330, DOI: 10.1146/annurev.cellbio.24.110707.175327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsGermline stem cell maintenanceStem cell maintenanceSmall noncoding RNAsGermline determinationAGO proteinsGermline developmentMetazoan speciesPiRNA speciesPIWI subfamiliesSmall RNAsIntergenic sequencesPosttranscriptional regulationCell maintenanceRNA precursorsNoncoding RNAsPiwi familyDiverse functionsDiverse tissuesRNANovel mechanismProteinBiogenesisSpeciesMili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis
Wang J, Saxe JP, Tanaka T, Chuma S, Lin H. Mili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis. Current Biology 2009, 19: 640-644. PMID: 19345100, PMCID: PMC2704239, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA biogenesisPIWI proteinsTudor domainChromatoid bodyMammalian Piwi proteinsMultiple Tudor domainsGermline-specific organelleTudor domain–containing protein-1Domain-containing protein 1RNA-independent interactionSmall noncoding RNAsProtein 1N-terminal regionGermline developmentGermline proteinsEpigenetic regulationNoncoding RNAsTerminal domainMILIRegulatory mechanismsMolecular mechanismsSpermatogenic defectsProteinBiogenesis
2007
piRNAs in the Germ Line
Lin H. piRNAs in the Germ Line. Science 2007, 316: 397-397. PMID: 17446387, DOI: 10.1126/science.1137543.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells
Grivna ST, Beyret E, Wang Z, Lin H. A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells. Genes & Development 2006, 20: 1709-1714. PMID: 16766680, PMCID: PMC1522066, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1434406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNAsMouse male germlineArgonaute protein familyPost-transcriptional levelSmall noncoding RNAsMouse spermatogenic cellsDiverse organismsMale germlineTranslational regulationProtein familyNoncoding RNAsSubfamily membersGene expressionMicro RNAsNovel classRNAPotent regulatorMIWISpermatogenic cellsPotential roleBiogenesisGermlinePolysomesOrganisms