2021
Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries
Liu N, Neuenkirchen N, Zhong M, Lin H. Genome-wide mapping of Piwi association with specific loci in Drosophila ovaries. G3: Genes, Genomes, Genetics 2021, 11: jkaa059. PMID: 33609367, PMCID: PMC8022938, DOI: 10.1093/g3journal/jkaa059.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsArgonaute ProteinsDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophilaDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEpigenesis, GeneticFemaleOvaryRNA, Small InterferingConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsProtein-coding genesDrosophila ovaryGermline stem cell maintenanceRole of piRNAsTermination sitesGenome-wide mappingGenomic binding profileTranscriptional termination sitesSpecific genomic sitesStem cell maintenanceRNA pathwaysTransposon repressionTranscriptional startEuchromatic regionsGene regulationEpigenetic regulationGenomic sitesCell maintenancePiwiSpecific lociMethylation signalsDiverse mechanismsTarget siteBinding sites
2016
DNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells
Wu TP, Wang T, Seetin MG, Lai Y, Zhu S, Lin K, Liu Y, Byrum SD, Mackintosh SG, Zhong M, Tackett A, Wang G, Hon LS, Fang G, Swenberg JA, Xiao AZ. DNA methylation on N6-adenine in mammalian embryonic stem cells. Nature 2016, 532: 329-333. PMID: 27027282, PMCID: PMC4977844, DOI: 10.1038/nature17640.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenineAlkB Homolog 1, Histone H2a DioxygenaseAnimalsCell DifferentiationDNA MethylationDNA Transposable ElementsDNA-(Apurinic or Apyrimidinic Site) LyaseEnhancer Elements, GeneticEpigenesis, GeneticEvolution, MolecularGene SilencingLong Interspersed Nucleotide ElementsMammalsMiceMouse Embryonic Stem CellsUp-RegulationX ChromosomeConceptsLINE-1 transposonsEmbryonic stem cellsN6-methyladenineMammalian genomesEpigenetic silencingDNA methylationX chromosomeMammalian embryonic stem cellsEmbryonic stem cell differentiationMouse embryonic stem cellsStem cellsStem cell differentiationMammalian evolutionTranscriptional silencingEvolutionary ageGene activationDNA modificationsL1 elementsCell differentiationSilencingTransposonN6-adenineGenomeActivation signalsChromosomes