2014
PIWI proteins and their interactors in piRNA biogenesis, germline development and gene expression
Ku HY, Lin H. PIWI proteins and their interactors in piRNA biogenesis, germline development and gene expression. National Science Review 2014, 1: 205-218. PMID: 25512877, PMCID: PMC4265212, DOI: 10.1093/nsr/nwu014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsPiRNA biogenesisSmall non-coding RNAsNon-coding RNAsNumber of proteinsArgonaute familyGermline developmentGene regulationMRNA turnoverTranslational controlDNA rearrangementsEpigenetic programmingGene expressionRegulatory functionsExciting new dimensionNovel mechanismProteinBiogenesisGermlineRNARecent studiesNew discoveriesInteractorsTransposon
2006
Interplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells
Kotaja N, Lin H, Parvinen M, Sassone-Corsi P. Interplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2006, 119: 2819-2825. PMID: 16787948, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatoid bodyGerm cellsPost-transcriptional regulationRound spermatidsTestis-specific memberMale germ cellsHaploid germ cellsArgonaute familyKinesin KIF17bRNA metabolismNucleocytoplasmic transportTranscriptional coactivatorKIF17bMIWIFunctional interplayNuclear envelopeGene expressionMolecular mechanismsEssential roleRNASpermatidsPotential mechanismsCellsCoactivatorNew light