2015
Piwi Is a Key Regulator of Both Somatic and Germline Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis
Gonzalez J, Qi H, Liu N, Lin H. Piwi Is a Key Regulator of Both Somatic and Germline Stem Cells in the Drosophila Testis. Cell Reports 2015, 12: 150-161. PMID: 26119740, PMCID: PMC4497877, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2015.06.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsDrosophila testisSomatic cyst cellsPIWI-piRNA pathwayStem cell maintenanceCell-autonomous functionStem cellsGerm cell differentiationStem cell typesFasciclin 3GSC daughtersGermline functionSomatic rolePiwi expressionCyst cellsCell maintenanceEpigenetic mechanismsPiwiGenes keyNuclear localizationKey regulatorMolecular mechanismsCell differentiationGonadal developmentCell types
2009
MicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells
Gangaraju VK, Lin H. MicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells. Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology 2009, 10: 116-125. PMID: 19165214, PMCID: PMC4118578, DOI: 10.1038/nrm2621.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsAdult tissue stem cellsStem cell processesTissue stem cellsSmall RNAsStem cellsCell processesNext-generation sequencing technologiesKey protein factorsLong non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsNumber of miRNAsGeneration sequencing technologyTranscriptional machineryNew miRNAsAsymmetric divisionDaughter cellsTarget mRNAsProtein factorsMaster regulatorSequencing technologiesKey regulatorUntranslated regionDifferentiation pathwayMiRNAs