2015
Piwi Is a Key Regulator of Both Somatic and Germline Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis
Gonzalez J, Qi H, Liu N, Lin H. Piwi Is a Key Regulator of Both Somatic and Germline Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis. Cell Reports 2015, 12: 150-161. PMID: 26119740, PMCID: PMC4497877, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsDrosophila testisSomatic cyst cellsPIWI-piRNA pathwayStem cell maintenanceCell-autonomous functionStem cellsGerm cell differentiationStem cell typesFasciclin 3GSC daughtersGermline functionSomatic rolePiwi expressionCyst cellsCell maintenanceEpigenetic mechanismsPiwiGenes keyNuclear localizationKey regulatorMolecular mechanismsCell differentiationGonadal developmentCell types
2014
Piwi Is Required in Multiple Cell Types to Control Germline Stem Cell Lineage Development in the Drosophila Ovary
Ma X, Wang S, Do T, Song X, Inaba M, Nishimoto Y, Liu LP, Gao Y, Mao Y, Li H, McDowell W, Park J, Malanowski K, Peak A, Perera A, Li H, Gaudenz K, Haug J, Yamashita Y, Lin H, Ni JQ, Xie T. Piwi Is Required in Multiple Cell Types to Control Germline Stem Cell Lineage Development in the Drosophila Ovary. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e90267. PMID: 24658126, PMCID: PMC3962343, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0090267.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell differentiationDrosophila ovaryGermline stem cellsSomatic cellsCell differentiationGerm cellsPiRNA productionMultiple cell typesGSC maintenanceTransposable elementsGerm lineLineage developmentCell typesPiRNA pathway componentsGerm cell maintenanceCell lineage developmentUndifferentiated germ cellsCell-specific knockdownEscort cellsGSC establishmentGSC lossPiwi knockdownPiRNA pathwayGenome stabilityTE transcripts