2009
MicroRNAs: 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
Cell 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
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
2003
To be and not to be
Lin H. To be and not to be. Nature 2003, 425: 353-355. PMID: 14508468, DOI: 10.1038/425353a.Peer-Reviewed Original Research