2012
Essential Roles of the Chromatin Remodeling Factor Brg1 in Spermatogenesis in Mice1
Wang J, Gu H, Lin H, Chi T. Essential Roles of the Chromatin Remodeling Factor Brg1 in Spermatogenesis in Mice1. Biology Of Reproduction 2012, 86: 186, 1-10. PMID: 22495890, PMCID: PMC3386149, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.097097.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMeiotic recombinationSomatic cellsDNA repairMeiotic sex chromosome inactivationChromatin Remodeling Factor BRG1Sex chromosome inactivationChromatin-remodeling complexBAF chromatin-remodeling complexImpaired homologous recombinationEssential roleRole of BRG1Chromatin regulationChromatin structureFactor BRG1Male germlineMammalian spermatogenesisSpatiotemporal regulationChromosome inactivationCatalytic subunitHomologous recombinationMidpachytene stageBRG1Expression patternsGene expressionGerm cells
2006
A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells
Grivna ST, Beyret E, Wang Z, Lin H. A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells. Genes & Development 2006, 20: 1709-1714. PMID: 16766680, PMCID: PMC1522066, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1434406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNAsMouse male germlineArgonaute protein familyPost-transcriptional levelSmall noncoding RNAsMouse spermatogenic cellsDiverse organismsMale germlineTranslational regulationProtein familyNoncoding RNAsSubfamily membersGene expressionMicro RNAsNovel classRNAPotent regulatorMIWISpermatogenic cellsPotential roleBiogenesisGermlinePolysomesOrganisms
2003
Screens for piwi Suppressors in Drosophila Identify Dosage-Dependent Regulators of Germline Stem Cell Division
Smulders-Srinivasan TK, Lin H. Screens for piwi Suppressors in Drosophila Identify Dosage-Dependent Regulators of Germline Stem Cell Division. Genetics 2003, 165: 1971-1991. PMID: 14704180, PMCID: PMC1462913, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/165.4.1971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedArgonaute ProteinsCell DivisionChromosomesDrosophilaDrosophila ProteinsFemaleGene DosageGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, LethalGerm CellsInfertility, MaleMaleProteinsRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexStem CellsSuppression, GeneticTranscription, GeneticZygoteConceptsStem cell divisionGermline stem cell divisionGenes/sequencesCell divisionFemale-specific lethalityDosage-dependent regulatorGermline stem cellsStem cell maintenanceDrosophila third chromosomeFamily of genesDosage-sensitive mannerPiwi mutantsZygotic functionMutant backgroundPiwi genesThird chromosomeMale germlineMale sterilitySuppressor mutationsSuch genesCell maintenanceGenetic regulationPlant kingdomTranscription factorsTranscriptional level