2020
PIWI–piRNA pathway-mediated transposable element repression in Hydra somatic stem cells
Teefy BB, Siebert S, Cazet JF, Lin H, Juliano CE. PIWI–piRNA pathway-mediated transposable element repression in Hydra somatic stem cells. RNA 2020, 26: 550-563. PMID: 32075940, PMCID: PMC7161359, DOI: 10.1261/rna.072835.119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-piRNA pathwayTE expressionSomatic stem cellsTransposable elementsTE transcriptsStem cellsFreshwater cnidarianSmall RNA pathwaysTransposable element repressionSomatic cell lineagesGermline of animalsInterstitial stem cellsStem cell populationInterstitial lineageSomatic piRNAsDegradome sequencingEpithelial cellsAncestral functionRNA pathwaysGermline piRNAsPIWI proteinsTE repressionGermline competenceSequence signaturesRNA immunoprecipitation
2019
Heat shock protein DNAJA1 stabilizes PIWI proteins to support regeneration and homeostasis of planarian Schmidtea mediterranea
Wang C, Yang ZZ, Guo FH, Shi S, Han XS, Zeng A, Lin H, Jing Q. Heat shock protein DNAJA1 stabilizes PIWI proteins to support regeneration and homeostasis of planarian Schmidtea mediterranea. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 9873-9887. PMID: 31076507, PMCID: PMC6597837, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra118.004445.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI proteinsPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) biogenesisPlanarian adult stem cellsHeat shock protein 40 family membersDifferent evolutionary lineagesPlanarian Schmidtea mediterraneaStem cell maintenanceStem cell regulationCo-immunoprecipitation assaysStem cellsSomatic stem cellsControl of proteinAdult stem cellsHuman gastric cancer cellsPiRNA biogenesisRNA biogenesisEvolutionary lineagesPiwi-like RNASchmidtea mediterraneaTwo-hybridSMEDWI-1Planarian speciesCell maintenanceGastric cancer cellsPlanarian regeneration
2017
Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins
Zhang M, Chen D, Xia J, Han W, Cui X, Neuenkirchen N, Hermes G, Sestan N, Lin H. Post-transcriptional regulation of mouse neurogenesis by Pumilio proteins. Genes & Development 2017, 31: 1354-1369. PMID: 28794184, PMCID: PMC5580656, DOI: 10.1101/gad.298752.117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytoplasmDentate GyrusFemaleFragile X Mental Retardation ProteinGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockout TechniquesGene SilencingLearning DisabilitiesMaleMemory DisordersMiceNeural Stem CellsNeurogenesisNeuronsRNA, MessengerRNA-Binding ProteinsStem CellsConceptsPost-transcriptional regulationPost-transcriptional regulatorsNeural stem cellsTarget mRNAsMost target mRNAsRNA-dependent interactionCross-linking immunoprecipitationThousands of mRNAsMental retardation proteinPUM proteinsPumilio proteinsPumilio 1Mouse neurogenesisMammalian neurogenesisPerinatal apoptosisPUM1PUM2Stem cellsProteinCommon targetMRNARegulatorNeurogenesisCell compositionRegulation
2016
Piwi maintains germline stem cells and oogenesis in Drosophila through negative regulation of Polycomb group proteins
Peng JC, Valouev A, Liu N, Lin H. Piwi maintains germline stem cells and oogenesis in Drosophila through negative regulation of Polycomb group proteins. Nature Genetics 2016, 48: 283-291. PMID: 26780607, PMCID: PMC4767590, DOI: 10.1038/ng.3486.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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
2013
PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells
Juliano CE, Reich A, Liu N, Götzfried J, Zhong M, Uman S, Reenan RA, Wessel GM, Steele RE, Lin H. PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 111: 337-342. PMID: 24367095, PMCID: PMC3890812, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1320965111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCell SeparationCytoplasmEpithelial CellsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationHydraPhylogenyRecombinant ProteinsRNARNA InterferenceRNA Processing, Post-TranscriptionalRNA, Small InterferingSpecies SpecificityStem CellsTranscriptomeTransgenesConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsStem/progenitor cellsProgenitor cellsPIWI-piRNA pathwayPing-pong signatureSomatic stem/progenitor cellsStem cell functionalitySomatic stem cellsInterstitial lineageNonbilaterian animalsPiwi functionPiRNA biogenesisAnimal germlineTransposon transcriptsSimple metazoanCnidarian HydraSmall RNAsEndodermal lineagesRNA functionPosttranscriptional regulatorsEpithelial lineageLineagesLikely actsPiwi
2011
The microRNA regulation of stem cells.
Huang X, Lin H. The microRNA regulation of stem cells. WIREs Mechanisms Of Disease 2011, 1: 83-95. PMID: 23801669, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUniting Germline and Stem Cells: The Function of Piwi Proteins and the piRNA Pathway in Diverse Organisms
Juliano C, Wang J, Lin H. Uniting Germline and Stem Cells: The Function of Piwi Proteins and the piRNA Pathway in Diverse Organisms. Annual Review Of Genetics 2011, 45: 447-469. PMID: 21942366, PMCID: PMC3832951, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-genet-110410-132541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsDiverse organismsStem cellsArgonaute protein familyPIWI-piRNA pathwayStem cell maintenanceSomatic stem/progenitor cellsAdult stem cellsStem/progenitor cellsPiRNA pathwayGermline specificationAnimal phylogenyGenome integrityProtein familyPosttranscriptional regulationCell maintenanceProtein bindsSomatic cellsEpigenetic programmingGermlineProgenitor cellsProteinOrganismsCommon mechanism
2010
Identification of Piwil2-Like (PL2L) Proteins that Promote Tumorigenesis
Ye Y, Yin DT, Chen L, Zhou Q, Shen R, He G, Yan Q, Tong Z, Issekutz AC, Shapiro CL, Barsky SH, Lin H, Li JJ, Gao JX. Identification of Piwil2-Like (PL2L) Proteins that Promote Tumorigenesis. PLOS ONE 2010, 5: e13406. PMID: 20975993, PMCID: PMC2958115, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0013406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceCell Line, TumorCell Transformation, NeoplasticDNA PrimersFemaleHumansImmunohistochemistryMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLNeoplasm MetastasisNeoplasmsNF-kappa BPrecancerous ConditionsProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-bcl-2Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceRNA, MessengerSTAT3 Transcription FactorStem CellsTransplantation, HeterologousUp-RegulationConceptsGermline stem cellsStem cellsAGO gene familyCell cycle entryPrecancerous stem cellsTumor developmentTumor cell survivalBCL2 gene expressionGene familyCycle entryGene expressionTumor cellsNF-κBCell survivalAnticancer drug developmentPIWIL2S phaseGene exonsNovel insightsProteinMouse tumor cellsCancer developmentNovel monoclonal antibodyTranscriptsTypes of humanA Drosophila Chromatin Factor Interacts With the Piwi-Interacting RNA Mechanism in Niche Cells to Regulate Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal
Smulders-Srinivasan TK, Szakmary A, Lin H. A Drosophila Chromatin Factor Interacts With the Piwi-Interacting RNA Mechanism in Niche Cells to Regulate Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal. Genetics 2010, 186: 573-583. PMID: 20647505, PMCID: PMC2954472, DOI: 10.1534/genetics.110.119081.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGerm CellsHedgehog ProteinsMalePolycomb-Group ProteinsPolymerase Chain ReactionRepressor ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexSignal TransductionStem Cell NicheStem CellsConceptsGermline stem cellsNiche cellsEpigenetic programmingStem Cell Self-RenewalEnhancer of PolycombTrithorax group genesPotential genetic interactionsCell Self-RenewalNovel epigenetic mechanismStem cellsDrosophila ovaryGSC divisionChromatin factorsNiche signalingChromatin proteinsGenetic interactionsPiwi expressionStem cell defectEpigenetic regulationPiwiEpigenetic mechanismsGroup genesRNA mechanismExpression of hedgehogSelf-Renewal
2009
Stem Cells in 2009
McKay RD, van der Kooy D, Zwaka TP, Lin H. Stem Cells in 2009. Cell Stem Cell 2009, 5: 483-489. PMID: 19896440, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2009.10.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThe Yb protein defines a novel organelle and regulates male germline stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila melanogaster
Szakmary A, Reedy M, Qi H, Lin H. The Yb protein defines a novel organelle and regulates male germline stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila melanogaster. Journal Of Cell Biology 2009, 185: 613-627. PMID: 19433453, PMCID: PMC2711570, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200903034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsYB proteinsNiche cellsYb bodiesElectron-dense spheresDrosophila melanogasterGermline stem cell maintenanceMale germline stem cellsGermline stem cellsStem cell maintenanceStem cellsC-terminal regionSomatic stem cellsN-terminal regionD. melanogasterNovel organellePiwi expressionGermline cellsDouble mutantCell maintenanceNovel lociSomatic cellsCytoplasmic spotsMelanogasterCytoplasmic structuresGermline lossMicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells
Gangaraju VK, Lin H. MicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2009, 10: 116-125. PMID: 19165214, PMCID: PMC4118578, DOI: 10.1038/nrm2621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsAdult tissue stem cellsStem cell processesTissue stem cellsSmall RNAsStem cellsCell processesNext-generation sequencing technologiesKey protein factorsLong non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsNumber of miRNAsGeneration sequencing technologyTranscriptional machineryNew miRNAsAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsTarget mRNAsProtein factorsMaster regulatorSequencing technologiesKey regulatorUntranslated regionDifferentiation pathwayMiRNAs
2008
MILI, a PIWI-interacting RNA-binding Protein, Is Required for Germ Line Stem Cell Self-renewal and Appears to Positively Regulate Translation*
Unhavaithaya Y, Hao Y, Beyret E, Yin H, Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Nakano T, Lin H. MILI, a PIWI-interacting RNA-binding Protein, Is Required for Germ Line Stem Cell Self-renewal and Appears to Positively Regulate Translation*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2008, 284: 6507-6519. PMID: 19114715, PMCID: PMC2649106, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m809104200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm line stem cellsStem cellsArgonaute/PIWI protein familyMicro-RNA pathwayGerm line developmentMammalian stem cellsPIWI-interacting RNAsCap-binding complexRNA-binding proteinPIWI protein familyCellular mRNA levelsStem cell populationSelf-renewing divisionsArgonaute functionsPIWI proteinsRegulates TranslationPIWI subfamiliesEpigenetic regulationProtein familyCell maintenanceRNA interferenceChromatoid bodyMILIMolecular mechanismsEarly spermatocytesCell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal
Lin H. Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 257-260. PMID: 18227277, PMCID: PMC2213586, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200712159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell biologyStem cellsIntrinsic cell polarityDrosophila melanogaster neuroblastsGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionStem cell systemCell cycle regulatorsSkin stem cellsNiche signalingCell polarityAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsCell divisionCycle regulatorsStem cell researchBiologyCell researchCell systemCellsCrucial roleTherapeutic applicationsDivisionDiverse typesCentrosomes
2007
An epigenetic activation role of Piwi and a Piwi-associated piRNA in Drosophila melanogaster
Yin H, Lin H. An epigenetic activation role of Piwi and a Piwi-associated piRNA in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature 2007, 450: 304-308. PMID: 17952056, DOI: 10.1038/nature06263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrecancerous Stem Cells Have the Potential for both Benign and Malignant Differentiation
Chen L, Shen R, Ye Y, Pu XA, Liu X, Duan W, Wen J, Zimmerer J, Wang Y, Liu Y, Lasky LC, Heerema NA, Perrotti D, Ozato K, Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Nakano T, Yates AJ, Carson WE, Lin H, Barsky SH, Gao JX. Precancerous Stem Cells Have the Potential for both Benign and Malignant Differentiation. PLOS ONE 2007, 2: e293. PMID: 17356702, PMCID: PMC1808425, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0000293.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer stem cellsMalignant differentiationPrecancerous stem cellsStem cellsImmunocompetent miceImmunodeficient miceSolid cancersSolid tumorsTherapy of cancerC-kitNovel targetCancerEarly detectionCancer cellsSca-1Lineage markersTissue cellsMicePCSCsCellsSingle cloneDifferentiationTherapyTumorsPrevention
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
The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin
Wang Z, Lin H. The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin. Current Biology 2005, 15: 328-333. PMID: 15723793, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimordial germ cellsGSC divisionG2 cyclinsDrosophila germline stem cellsCyclin BGermline stem cellsCell-autonomous functionSpecific cell cycle regulatorsStem cell biologyStem cell cycleStem cellsCell cycle regulatorsSomatic lineagesFemale GSCsMutant defectsB cyclinsRedundant rolesSpecific cyclinsCell biologyDistinct functionsCycle regulatorsCell cycleGerm cellsCycBCyclin ARegulatory 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