2011
PAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition
Liu L, Qi H, Wang J, Lin H. PAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition. Development 2011, 138: 1863-1873. PMID: 21447556, PMCID: PMC3074456, DOI: 10.1242/dev.059287.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAnimals, Genetically ModifiedArgonaute ProteinsCarrier ProteinsDEAD-box RNA HelicasesDNA Transposable ElementsDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryo, NonmammalianFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGerm CellsMaleModels, BiologicalMutagenesis, InsertionalPeptide Initiation FactorsProtein BindingRibonucleoproteinsRNA-Binding ProteinsRNA-Induced Silencing ComplexConceptsPiRNA pathway componentsPIWI-interacting RNAsArgonaute 3PiRNA pathwayPIWI proteinsTransposon activationPathway componentsPIWI protein AubergineTudor domain proteinsP-body componentsN-terminal domainNuage componentsPiRNA mutantsTransposon controlGermline developmentTudor domainMutant ovariesArginine methyltransferaseGermline genomeEpigenetic regulationPerinuclear structuresNuageAdult ovariesArginine residuesFunctional interaction
2005
Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation
Szakmary A, Cox DN, Wang Z, Lin H. Regulatory Relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila Germline Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation. Current Biology 2005, 15: 171-178. PMID: 15668175, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2005.01.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline stem cellsPiwi functionDrosophila ovarian germline stem cellsOvarian germline stem cellsStem Cell Self-RenewalFunction of PiwiDifferentiated daughter cellsCell Self-RenewalGerm cell divisionBam proteinCystoblast differentiationBam expressionMutant ovariesNiche signalsDouble mutantDaughter cellsDifferentiation genesPiwiCell divisionNiche cellsRegulatory relationshipsSelf-RenewalGerm cellsMutantsCystoblasts