2020
Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis
Uyhazi KE, Yang Y, Liu N, Qi H, Huang XA, Mak W, Weatherbee SD, de Prisco N, Gennarino VA, Song X, Lin H. Pumilio proteins utilize distinct regulatory mechanisms to achieve complementary functions required for pluripotency and embryogenesis. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2020, 117: 7851-7862. PMID: 32198202, PMCID: PMC7148564, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1916471117.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsTarget messenger RNAsPumilio proteinsPUM proteinsMessenger RNAEssential functionsStem cell maintenanceDistinct regulatory mechanismsEmbryonic day 8.5ESC pluripotencyTranslational regulatorPluripotency genesGene regulationEarly embryogenesisDifferentiation genesPosttranscriptional levelHigh homologyMRNA stabilityRegulatory mechanismsDouble mutant micePluripotencyDay 8.5Morula stagePluripotency markersEmbryogenesis
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