2016
A widely employed germ cell marker is an ancient disordered protein with reproductive functions in diverse eukaryotes
Carmell M, Dokshin G, Skaletsky H, Hu Y, van Wolfswinkel J, Igarashi K, Bellott D, Nefedov M, Reddien P, Enders G, Uversky V, Mello C, Page D. A widely employed germ cell marker is an ancient disordered protein with reproductive functions in diverse eukaryotes. ELife 2016, 5: e19993. PMID: 27718356, PMCID: PMC5098910, DOI: 10.7554/elife.19993.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearCaenorhabditis elegansEukaryotaEvolution, MolecularGene Expression RegulationGenomeGenomicsGerm CellsMeiosisPhylogenyReproductionConceptsDedicated germlineMajor eukaryotic lineagesDNA damage repairGerm cell markersEukaryotic lineagesDiverse eukaryotesEukaryotic evolutionMulticellular organismsMulticellular animalsSexual reproductionEarly eukaryotesGenomic integrityPhylogenetic analysisAncient familyReproductive cellsDamage repairGene expressionEukaryotesHeritable genomeGerm cellsProteinStem cellsGCNAGermlineCell markers
2014
MUT-14 and SMUT-1 DEAD Box RNA Helicases Have Overlapping Roles in Germline RNAi and Endogenous siRNA Formation
Phillips C, Montgomery B, Breen P, Roovers E, Rim Y, Ohsumi T, Newman M, van Wolfswinkel J, Ketting R, Ruvkun G, Montgomery T. MUT-14 and SMUT-1 DEAD Box RNA Helicases Have Overlapping Roles in Germline RNAi and Endogenous siRNA Formation. Current Biology 2014, 24: 839-844. PMID: 24684932, PMCID: PMC4010136, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2014.02.060.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesFluoroimmunoassayGerm CellsImmunoprecipitationMolecular Sequence DataReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSequence AlignmentSequence Analysis, DNAConceptsSiRNA formationMutator fociClass genesDEAD-box RNA helicasesBox RNA helicasesElegans genesEndogenous siRNAsSiRNA amplificationMutant displaysP granulesNuclear peripheryRNA helicasesMissense mutantsMutant proteinsDouble mutantMUT-16Target mRNAsRNAiGerm cellsGenesEarly stepsGermline genesSiRNAsMutantsWidespread loss
2012
Differential Impact of the HEN1 Homolog HENN-1 on 21U and 26G RNAs in the Germline of Caenorhabditis elegans
Kamminga LM, van Wolfswinkel JC, Luteijn MJ, Kaaij LJ, Bagijn MP, Sapetschnig A, Miska EA, Berezikov E, Ketting RF. Differential Impact of the HEN1 Homolog HENN-1 on 21U and 26G RNAs in the Germline of Caenorhabditis elegans. PLOS Genetics 2012, 8: e1002702. PMID: 22829772, PMCID: PMC3400576, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1002702.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHENN-1G RNAAGO proteinsSRNA moleculesSmall RNAsGene expressionC. elegans piRNAsGermline-expressed genesSequence-specific recruitmentDifferent RNAi pathwaysGlobal gene expression analysisGlobal gene expressionLoss of methylationGene expression analysisEndogenous RNAiRNAi pathwayC. elegansRNA classesRNA displayGene activityRNA interferenceExpression analysisSequence specificityTarget RNARNA
2009
The Argonaute CSR-1 and Its 22G-RNA Cofactors Are Required for Holocentric Chromosome Segregation
Claycomb J, Batista P, Pang K, Gu W, Vasale J, van Wolfswinkel J, Chaves D, Shirayama M, Mitani S, Ketting R, Conte D, Mello C. The Argonaute CSR-1 and Its 22G-RNA Cofactors Are Required for Holocentric Chromosome Segregation. Cell 2009, 139: 123-134. PMID: 19804758, PMCID: PMC2766185, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansCaenorhabditis elegans ProteinsChromosome SegregationDEAD-box RNA HelicasesRNA-Dependent RNA PolymeraseConceptsArgonaute CSR-1Chromosome segregationHolocentric chromosomesCSR-1Protein-coding genesProper chromosome segregationProtein-coding domainsDRH-3EGO-1C. elegansSmall RNAsTarget lociTarget mRNAsSpindle polesDevelopmental timingMetaphase plateDiverse processesChromosomesKinetochoresProtein levelsProper organizationElegansChromatinDicerGenomeCDE-1 Affects Chromosome Segregation through Uridylation of CSR-1-Bound siRNAs
van Wolfswinkel JC, Claycomb JM, Batista PJ, Mello CC, Berezikov E, Ketting RF. CDE-1 Affects Chromosome Segregation through Uridylation of CSR-1-Bound siRNAs. Cell 2009, 139: 135-148. PMID: 19804759, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2009.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCDE-1Chromosome segregationCSR-1RNAi pathwaySimilar sorting mechanismsMitotic chromosome segregationEndogenous RNAi pathwaysEGO-1Argonaute proteinsMitotic chromosomesSiRNA levelsC. elegansConserved natureSorting mechanismSiRNAsUridylationChromosomesInappropriate loadingProteinPathwaySegregationElegansRNAiMammalsGenes
2005
Chromatin and RNAi factors protect the C. elegans germline against repetitive sequences
Robert VJ, Sijen T, van Wolfswinkel J, Plasterk RH. Chromatin and RNAi factors protect the C. elegans germline against repetitive sequences. Genes & Development 2005, 19: 782-787. PMID: 15774721, PMCID: PMC1074315, DOI: 10.1101/gad.332305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCaenorhabditis elegansChromatinGene SilencingRepetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRNA InterferenceRNA, Double-StrandedTranscription, GeneticConceptsRepetitive sequencesRepetitive transgenesCaenorhabditis elegans germlineC. elegans germlineProtection of genomeRNA interference screenChromatin factorsRNAi factorsTranscriptional geneChromatin remodelingEndogenous genesInterference screenMolecular dataCatalog genesSelective silencingPutative roleGenesRNAiGermlineSequenceTransgeneTrans effectCosuppressionChromatinGenome