2011
The microRNA regulation of stem cells
Huang XA, Lin H. The microRNA regulation of stem cells. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews Membrane Transport And Signalling 2011, 1: 83-95. PMID: 23024929, PMCID: PMC3459065, DOI: 10.1002/wdev.5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStem cellsMore mRNA targetsAdult tissue stem cellsDistinct expression profilesEmbryonic stem cellsTissue stem cellsMiRNA pathwayNegative feedback loopGene regulationMicroRNA regulationMRNA targetsTranscription factorsGene expressionRegulatory mechanismsEpigenetic factorsExpression profilesBiological processesDifferent miRNAsConcerted controlRegulatory roleIPS cellsMiRNAsSuch regulationRegulationCells
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
2004
Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary descend from pole cells in the anterior region of the embryonic gonad
Asaoka M, Lin H. Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary descend from pole cells in the anterior region of the embryonic gonad. Development 2004, 131: 5079-5089. PMID: 15459101, DOI: 10.1242/dev.01391.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPrimordial germ cellsEmbryonic gonadsOnset of oogenesisSomatic cellsNiche cellsGSC fatePole cellsStem cellsSpecific somatic cellsStem cell biologyTissue stem cellsDE-cadherinLarval gonadsPGC proliferationCell biologyLate larvalAdult ovariesOogenesisGerm cellsDrosophilaGonads