2015
Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress
Ge XQ, Han J, Cheng EC, Yamaguchi S, Shima N, Thomas JL, Lin H. Embryonic Stem Cells License a High Level of Dormant Origins to Protect the Genome against Replication Stress. Stem Cell Reports 2015, 5: 185-194. PMID: 26190528, PMCID: PMC4618655, DOI: 10.1016/j.stemcr.2015.06.002.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsStem/progenitor cellsNeural stem/progenitor cellsStem cellsProgenitor cellsTissue stem/progenitor cellsMCM2-7 complexDNA replication originsTissue-specific stem/progenitor cellsStem cell typesGenome integrityGenomic integrityReplication stressDormant originsReplication forksReplicative stressDNA replicationReplication originsNeural lineagesDNA damageS phaseCell typesAbnormal neurogenesisCellsGenomePiwi 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
2013
Piwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice
Nolde MJ, Cheng EC, Guo S, Lin H. Piwi Genes Are Dispensable for Normal Hematopoiesis in Mice. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e71950. PMID: 24058407, PMCID: PMC3751959, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0071950.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi genesHematopoietic stem cellsNormal adult hematopoiesisPIWI protein familyStem cellsStem/progenitor cellsDiverse organismsAdult hematopoiesisProtein familyLong-term hematopoiesisMyeloablative stressCompetitive transplantationTransient expressionHuman leukemia cell linesHSC compartmentLeukemia cell linesGenesProliferative stateNormal hematopoiesisCell typesMIWI2Progenitor cellsLineage reconstitutionHematopoiesisCell proliferation
2011
A High-Resolution Whole-Genome Map of Key Chromatin Modifications in the Adult Drosophila melanogaster
Yin H, Sweeney S, Raha D, Snyder M, Lin H. A High-Resolution Whole-Genome Map of Key Chromatin Modifications in the Adult Drosophila melanogaster. PLOS Genetics 2011, 7: e1002380. PMID: 22194694, PMCID: PMC3240582, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneChromosome MappingDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticEuchromatinGenome, InsectHeterochromatinHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistonesRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRetroelementsRNA Polymerase IITranscription Initiation SiteConceptsHeterochromatin protein 1aChromatin modificationsStart siteChromatin modification landscapeKey chromatin modificationKey histone marksCell typesDrosophila cell typesRNA polymerase IIAdult Drosophila melanogasterTranscriptional start siteDiverse cell typesTranscription start siteFunctionality of genesHigh-Resolution WholeEuchromatic marksHistone codeHistone marksModification landscapeDrosophila melanogasterPolymerase IIGenome mapChromatin immunoprecipitationRegulatory sequencesSplicing junctions
2004
Nanos Maintains Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal by Preventing Differentiation
Wang Z, Lin H. Nanos Maintains Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal by Preventing Differentiation. Science 2004, 303: 2016-2019. PMID: 14976263, DOI: 10.1126/science.1093983.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPrimordial germ cellsGermline cystsStem Cell Self-RenewalTranslational repressor NanosCell Self-RenewalStem cellsDrosophila ovaryGene regulationExtrinsic signalingPrecocious entrySelf-RenewalGerm cellsCell typesDifferentiation factorCellsCystoblastsOogenesisSignalingDifferentiationRegulationOvariesTranslation