2008
Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal
Lin H. Cell biology of stem cells: an enigma of asymmetry and self-renewal. Journal Of Cell Biology 2008, 180: 257-260. PMID: 18227277, PMCID: PMC2213586, DOI: 10.1083/jcb.200712159.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell biologyStem cellsIntrinsic cell polarityDrosophila melanogaster neuroblastsGermline stem cellsStem cell divisionStem cell systemCell cycle regulatorsSkin stem cellsNiche signalingCell polarityAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsCell divisionCycle regulatorsStem cell researchBiologyCell researchCell systemCellsCrucial roleTherapeutic applicationsDivisionDiverse typesCentrosomes
2005
The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin
Wang Z, Lin H. The Division of Drosophila Germline Stem Cells and Their Precursors Requires a Specific Cyclin. Current Biology 2005, 15: 328-333. PMID: 15723793, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.02.016.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrimordial germ cellsGSC divisionG2 cyclinsDrosophila germline stem cellsCyclin BGermline stem cellsCell-autonomous functionSpecific cell cycle regulatorsStem cell biologyStem cell cycleStem cellsCell cycle regulatorsSomatic lineagesFemale GSCsMutant defectsB cyclinsRedundant rolesSpecific cyclinsCell biologyDistinct functionsCycle regulatorsCell cycleGerm cellsCycBCyclin A