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 mechanismProteinBiogenesisSpecies
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, Small InterferingRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexConceptsGermline 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