2015
Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution
Lin H, Chen M, Kundaje A, Valouev A, Yin H, Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Snyder M. Reassessment of Piwi Binding to the Genome and Piwi Impact on RNA Polymerase II Distribution. Developmental Cell 2015, 32: 772-774. PMID: 25805139, PMCID: PMC4472434, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2015.03.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBase SequenceBinding SitesChromatin ImmunoprecipitationChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDNA-Binding ProteinsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsGenomeHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseMethyltransferasesRNA InterferenceRNA Polymerase IIRNA, Small InterferingSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsRNA polymerase II distributionGenomic targetsHeterochromatin protein 1aRNA polymerase IICurrent bioinformatics methodsPiwi mutantsDrosophila PiwiPolymerase IIDevelopmental cellsPericentric regionsHistone methyltransferaseBioinformatics methodsBioinformatics pipelineProtein 1APiwiGenomePiRNAsEuchromatinMutantsMethyltransferaseSites
2013
Tdrkh is essential for spermatogenesis and participates in primary piRNA biogenesis in the germline
Saxe JP, Chen M, Zhao H, Lin H. Tdrkh is essential for spermatogenesis and participates in primary piRNA biogenesis in the germline. The EMBO Journal 2013, 32: 1869-1885. PMID: 23714778, PMCID: PMC3981179, DOI: 10.1038/emboj.2013.121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimary piRNA biogenesisPiRNA biogenesisKH domain-containing proteinPiRNA biogenesis pathwayPing-pong cycleDomain-containing proteinsMature piRNAsPIWI proteinsBiogenesis pathwayMitochondrial proteinsEpigenetic programmingNuclear localizationCytoplasmic localizationZygotene stageBiogenesisTDRKHArginine residuesMeiotic arrestMIWI2MIWIDistinct populationsProteinMutantsGermlineRNA
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