2016
MicroRNA-dependent roles of Drosha and Pasha in the Drosophila larval ovary morphogenesis
Yang H, Li M, Hu X, Xin T, Zhang S, Zhao G, Xuan T, Li M. MicroRNA-dependent roles of Drosha and Pasha in the Drosophila larval ovary morphogenesis. Developmental Biology 2016, 416: 312-323. PMID: 27339292, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2016.06.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationCytoskeletonDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryonic Germ CellsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Knockdown TechniquesLarvaLuminescent ProteinsMicroRNAsMicroscopy, FluorescenceOrganogenesisOvaryRibonuclease IIIRNA InterferenceRNA-Binding ProteinsStem Cell NicheConceptsOvary morphogenesisPrimordial germ cellsLate third larval instarLoss of DroshaMiRNA pathway componentsCanonical miRNA pathwayGerm cell lineageMiRNA-mediated regulationGerm cell precursorsGenome-wide screeningTerminal filamentThird larval instarEarly larval stagesMiR-317Ovarian somaMiR-14MiR-8Argonaute 1Mutant phenotypeDicer-1MiRNA pathwayPGC differentiationGerm lineGSC nicheRegulatory networks
2013
dBre1/dSet1-dependent pathway for histone H3K4 trimethylation has essential roles in controlling germline stem cell maintenance and germ cell differentiation in the Drosophila ovary
Xuan T, Xin T, He J, Tan J, Gao Y, Feng S, He L, Zhao G, Li M. dBre1/dSet1-dependent pathway for histone H3K4 trimethylation has essential roles in controlling germline stem cell maintenance and germ cell differentiation in the Drosophila ovary. Developmental Biology 2013, 379: 167-181. PMID: 23624310, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2013.04.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsApoptosis Regulatory ProteinsCell DifferentiationDNA PrimersDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleGerm CellsHistone MethyltransferasesHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesMethylationMicroscopy, FluorescenceOvaryReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceStatistics, NonparametricStem Cell NicheStem CellsUbiquitin-Protein LigasesConceptsGermline stem cellsGerm cell differentiationStem cell nicheCell differentiationDrosophila ovaryGSC maintenanceDrosophila ovarian germline stem cellsCell nicheGermline stem cell maintenanceOvarian germline stem cellsCell fate regulationStem cell maintenanceHistone H3K4 trimethylationE3 ubiquitin ligaseStem cellsSingle germ cellEscort cellsGSC lossGSC regulationChromatin remodelingMutant ovariesH3K4 methylationHistone modificationsFate regulationH3K4 trimethylation