2021
Maternal Piwi regulates primordial germ cell development to ensure the fertility of female progeny in Drosophila
Gonzalez LE, Tang X, Lin H. Maternal Piwi regulates primordial germ cell development to ensure the fertility of female progeny in Drosophila. Genetics 2021, 219: iyab091. PMID: 34142134, PMCID: PMC8757300, DOI: 10.1093/genetics/iyab091.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsGermline developmentPiwi knockdownPIWI proteinsEarly embryosPiwi/piRNA complexesPIWI/piRNA pathwayFemale progenyPrimordial germ cell developmentGermline sex determinationLoss of PiwiGermline stem cellsDrosophila early embryosGerm cell developmentGerm cell proliferationGonad coalescencePiRNA complexesPiRNA pathwayPiRNA poolTransposon suppressionZygotic genesEmbryonic germlineEmbryonic functionEarly embryogenesisPiwi
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