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
2002
miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis
Deng W, Lin H. miwi, a Murine Homolog of piwi, Encodes a Cytoplasmic Protein Essential for Spermatogenesis. Developmental Cell 2002, 2: 819-830. PMID: 12062093, DOI: 10.1016/s1534-5807(02)00165-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsChromosome MappingCloning, MolecularCyclic AMP Response Element ModulatorCytoplasmDNA-Binding ProteinsGene Expression RegulationInfertility, MaleLIM Domain ProteinsMaleMiceMice, KnockoutMolecular Sequence DataProtein IsoformsProteinsRepressor ProteinsRNA, MessengerSpermatogenesisTestisTranscription FactorsConceptsTarget genesPiwi family genesCytoplasmic protein essentialRound spermatid stageDiverse organismsPiwi genesTranslational regulationFamily genesProtein essentialCytoplasmic proteinsMaster regulatorMurine homologMIWIGenesSpermatid stageStem cellsMRNASpermiogenesisCREMSpermatogenesisSpermatogenic arrestPiwiHomologEncodesCloning