2006
Sex-lethal is a target of Bruno-mediated translational repression in promoting the differentiation of stem cell progeny during Drosophila oogenesis
Wang Z, Lin H. Sex-lethal is a target of Bruno-mediated translational repression in promoting the differentiation of stem cell progeny during Drosophila oogenesis. Developmental Biology 2006, 302: 160-168. PMID: 17067567, PMCID: PMC1904479, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2006.09.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBruno response elementCystoblast differentiationTranslational repressionElectrophoresis mobility shift assaysGermline stem cellsPotential mRNA targetsMobility shift assaysStem cell progenySex-lethalDrosophila ovaryDrosophila oogenesisMutant phenotypeBioinformatics approachMRNA targetsShift assaysType RNACDNA constructsUntranslated regionCell progenyResponse elementStem cellsNovel targetDifferentiationRepressionMS11
2005
Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation
Szakmary A, Cox DN, Wang Z, Lin H. Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation. Current Biology 2005, 15: 171-178. PMID: 15668175, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPiwi functionDrosophila ovarian germline stem cellsOvarian germline stem cellsStem Cell Self-RenewalFunction of PiwiDifferentiated daughter cellsCell Self-RenewalGerm cell divisionBam proteinCystoblast differentiationBam expressionMutant ovariesNiche signalsDouble mutantDaughter cellsDifferentiation genesPiwiCell divisionNiche cellsRegulatory relationshipsSelf-RenewalGerm cellsMutantsCystoblasts