2021
Roles of piRNAs in transposon and pseudogene regulation of germline mRNAs and lncRNAs
Wang C, Lin H. Roles of piRNAs in transposon and pseudogene regulation of germline mRNAs and lncRNAs. Genome Biology 2021, 22: 27. PMID: 33419460, PMCID: PMC7792047, DOI: 10.1186/s13059-020-02221-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPIWI proteinsRole of piRNAsPIWI-piRNA pathwayRNA-binding proteinSmall noncoding RNAsGermline mRNAsGermline developmentNoncoding RNAsRegulatory relationshipsGerm cellsRNAProteinTransposonMajor classesRNA levelsRecent studiesExpressionGenomeSubfamiliesGermlineLncRNAsMajor constituentsMRNARegulation
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