2011
Role for piRNAs and Noncoding RNA in de Novo DNA Methylation of the Imprinted Mouse Rasgrf1 Locus
Watanabe T, Tomizawa S, Mitsuya K, Totoki Y, Yamamoto Y, Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Iida N, Hoki Y, Murphy PJ, Toyoda A, Gotoh K, Hiura H, Arima T, Fujiyama A, Sado T, Shibata T, Nakano T, Lin H, Ichiyanagi K, Soloway PD, Sasaki H. Role for piRNAs and Noncoding RNA in de Novo DNA Methylation of the Imprinted Mouse Rasgrf1 Locus. Science 2011, 332: 848-852. PMID: 21566194, PMCID: PMC3368507, DOI: 10.1126/science.1203919.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDNA MethylationGenomic ImprintingMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondrial ProteinsModels, GeneticMutationPhospholipase DProteinsRas-GRF1Repetitive Sequences, Nucleic AcidRetroelementsRNA, Small InterferingRNA, UntranslatedSpermatogoniaTestisTranscription, GeneticConceptsRasgrf1 locusDNA methylationPIWI-interacting RNA (piRNA) pathwayDe novo DNA methylationMonoallelic gene expressionNovo DNA methylationParental germ lineDe novo methylationSequence-specific methylationDifferential DNA methylationRNA pathwaysGenomic imprintingNovo methylationRetrotransposon sequencesGerm lineNoncoding RNAsGene expressionDirect repeatsPiRNAsTarget RNADifferent lociMethylationLociRNASpecific sequences
2007
Drosophila PIWI associates with chromatin and interacts directly with HP1a
Brower-Toland B, Findley SD, Jiang L, Liu L, Yin H, Dus M, Zhou P, Elgin SC, Lin H. Drosophila PIWI associates with chromatin and interacts directly with HP1a. Genes & Development 2007, 21: 2300-2311. PMID: 17875665, PMCID: PMC1973144, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1564307.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid MotifsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsBinding SitesChromatinChromobox Protein Homolog 5Chromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene SilencingMaleModels, MolecularNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingProteinsRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexConceptsHeterochromatin protein 1aPIWI-interacting RNAsEpigenetic changesChromatin-associated proteinsProtein family membersNormal silencingHeterochromatic genesFly genomeHeterochromatin componentsChromatin modifiersEpigenetic stateEpigenetic regulationRNA mechanismFruit flyPiwiTerminal domainProtein 1ACentral playerRNASpecific sequencesDirect interactionGenomeGenesMotifCellular systems