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
2009
Mili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis
Wang J, Saxe JP, Tanaka T, Chuma S, Lin H. Mili Interacts with Tudor Domain-Containing Protein 1 in Regulating Spermatogenesis. Current Biology 2009, 19: 640-644. PMID: 19345100, PMCID: PMC2704239, DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.02.061.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsPiRNA biogenesisPIWI proteinsTudor domainChromatoid bodyMammalian Piwi proteinsMultiple Tudor domainsGermline-specific organelleTudor domain–containing protein-1Domain-containing protein 1RNA-independent interactionSmall noncoding RNAsProtein 1N-terminal regionGermline developmentGermline proteinsEpigenetic regulationNoncoding RNAsTerminal domainMILIRegulatory mechanismsMolecular mechanismsSpermatogenic defectsProteinBiogenesis