A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells
Grivna ST, Beyret E, Wang Z, Lin H. A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells. Genes & Development 2006, 20: 1709-1714. PMID: 16766680, PMCID: PMC1522066, DOI: 10.1101/gad.1434406.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPIWI-interacting RNAsSmall RNAsMouse male germlineArgonaute protein familyPost-transcriptional levelSmall noncoding RNAsMouse spermatogenic cellsDiverse organismsMale germlineTranslational regulationProtein familyNoncoding RNAsSubfamily membersGene expressionMicro RNAsNovel classRNAPotent regulatorMIWISpermatogenic cellsPotential roleBiogenesisGermlinePolysomesOrganismsInterplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells
Kotaja N, Lin H, Parvinen M, Sassone-Corsi P. Interplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells. Journal Of Cell Science 2006, 119: 2819-2825. PMID: 16787948, DOI: 10.1242/jcs.03022.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatoid bodyGerm cellsPost-transcriptional regulationRound spermatidsTestis-specific memberMale germ cellsHaploid germ cellsArgonaute familyKinesin KIF17bRNA metabolismNucleocytoplasmic transportTranscriptional coactivatorKIF17bMIWIFunctional interplayNuclear envelopeGene expressionMolecular mechanismsEssential roleRNASpermatidsPotential mechanismsCellsCoactivatorNew light