2016
An Important Role of Pumilio 1 in Regulating the Development of the Mammalian Female Germline1
Mak W, Fang C, Holden T, Dratver MB, Lin H. An Important Role of Pumilio 1 in Regulating the Development of the Mammalian Female Germline1. Biology Of Reproduction 2016, 94: 134, 1-11. PMID: 27170441, PMCID: PMC4946805, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.115.137497.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPumilio 1PUF proteinsLate meiotic prophase IPumilio/FBF (PUF) proteinReproductive competencyPrimordial follicle poolFemale germ cell developmentMammalian germ cellsPrimordial folliculogenesisFemale reproductive competenceMeiotic prophase IGerm cell developmentFBF proteinsGermline establishmentTranslational regulatorTranslational regulationProphase IDiplotene stageCell developmentGerm cellsFollicle poolImportant roleDetectable functionMammalsReproductive competence
2004
Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis
Kuramochi-Miyagawa S, Kimura T, Ijiri TW, Isobe T, Asada N, Fujita Y, Ikawa M, Iwai N, Okabe M, Deng W, Lin H, Matsuda Y, Nakano T. Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis. Development 2004, 131: 839-849. PMID: 14736746, DOI: 10.1242/dev.00973.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiwi family genesFamily genesPrimordial germ cell developmentPost-transcriptional regulationGerm cell developmentGerm cell productionPhysical binding propertiesMammalian homologPIWI domainMammalian membersTranslational regulationMouse homologDifferentiation of spermatocytesEarly prophaseMILIFunctional associationTargeted mutationsCell developmentFirst meiosisGenesPiwiEarly pachyteneStem cellsSpermatocyte stageHomolog