Haifan Lin

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1 A novel class of small RNAs in mouse spermatogenic cells. Genes Dev 2006 5.85
2 miwi, a murine homolog of piwi, encodes a cytoplasmic protein essential for spermatogenesis. Dev Cell 2002 5.85
3 Mili, a mammalian member of piwi family gene, is essential for spermatogenesis. Development 2004 5.47
4 MicroRNAs: key regulators of stem cells. Nat Rev Mol Cell Biol 2009 4.26
5 An epigenetic activation role of Piwi and a Piwi-associated piRNA in Drosophila melanogaster. Nature 2007 3.86
6 Drosophila PIWI associates with chromatin and interacts directly with HP1a. Genes Dev 2007 3.46
7 Dynamic transcriptomes during neural differentiation of human embryonic stem cells revealed by short, long, and paired-end sequencing. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2010 3.28
8 The biogenesis and function of PIWI proteins and piRNAs: progress and prospect. Annu Rev Cell Dev Biol 2009 3.21
9 The role of PIWI and the miRNA machinery in Drosophila germline determination. Curr Biol 2006 3.06
10 MIWI associates with translational machinery and PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) in regulating spermatogenesis. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 2.80
11 Role for piRNAs and noncoding RNA in de novo DNA methylation of the imprinted mouse Rasgrf1 locus. Science 2011 2.17
12 Mili interacts with tudor domain-containing protein 1 in regulating spermatogenesis. Curr Biol 2009 2.13
13 Uniting germline and stem cells: the function of Piwi proteins and the piRNA pathway in diverse organisms. Annu Rev Genet 2011 2.07
14 Molecular characterization of hiwi, a human member of the piwi gene family whose overexpression is correlated to seminomas. Oncogene 2002 2.03
15 MITOPLD is a mitochondrial protein essential for nuage formation and piRNA biogenesis in the mouse germline. Dev Cell 2011 1.94
16 MILI, a PIWI-interacting RNA-binding protein, is required for germ line stem cell self-renewal and appears to positively regulate translation. J Biol Chem 2008 1.93
17 Genome-wide studies reveal that Lin28 enhances the translation of genes important for growth and survival of human embryonic stem cells. Stem Cells 2011 1.90
18 A major epigenetic programming mechanism guided by piRNAs. Dev Cell 2013 1.89
19 Regulatory relationship among piwi, pumilio, and bag-of-marbles in Drosophila germline stem cell self-renewal and differentiation. Curr Biol 2005 1.88
20 Nanos maintains germline stem cell self-renewal by preventing differentiation. Science 2004 1.74
21 Drosophila Piwi functions in Hsp90-mediated suppression of phenotypic variation. Nat Genet 2010 1.62
22 Interplay of PIWI/Argonaute protein MIWI and kinesin KIF17b in chromatoid bodies of male germ cells. J Cell Sci 2006 1.52
23 Precancerous stem cells have the potential for both benign and malignant differentiation. PLoS One 2007 1.36
24 Pumilio 1 suppresses multiple activators of p53 to safeguard spermatogenesis. Curr Biol 2012 1.34
25 Piecing together the mosaic of early mammalian development through microRNAs. J Biol Chem 2008 1.32
26 The Yb body, a major site for Piwi-associated RNA biogenesis and a gateway for Piwi expression and transport to the nucleus in somatic cells. J Biol Chem 2010 1.30
27 A high-resolution whole-genome map of key chromatin modifications in the adult Drosophila melanogaster. PLoS Genet 2011 1.27
28 The Yb protein defines a novel organelle and regulates male germline stem cell self-renewal in Drosophila melanogaster. J Cell Biol 2009 1.26
29 Tdrkh is essential for spermatogenesis and participates in primary piRNA biogenesis in the germline. EMBO J 2013 1.22
30 Identification of Piwil2-like (PL2L) proteins that promote tumorigenesis. PLoS One 2010 1.17
31 Beyond transposons: the epigenetic and somatic functions of the Piwi-piRNA mechanism. Curr Opin Cell Biol 2013 1.16
32 piRNA biogenesis during adult spermatogenesis in mice is independent of the ping-pong mechanism. Cell Res 2012 1.15
33 PAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition. Development 2011 1.12
34 Germline stem cells in the Drosophila ovary descend from pole cells in the anterior region of the embryonic gonad. Development 2004 1.01
35 Function of Piwi, a nuclear Piwi/Argonaute protein, is independent of its slicer activity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 1.00
36 PIWI proteins and PIWI-interacting RNAs function in Hydra somatic stem cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2013 0.98
37 High-efficiency siRNA-based gene knockdown in human embryonic stem cells. RNA 2010 0.98
38 The division of Drosophila germline stem cells and their precursors requires a specific cyclin. Curr Biol 2005 0.95
39 Small noncoding RNAs in the germline. Cold Spring Harb Perspect Biol 2011 0.94
40 Screens for piwi suppressors in Drosophila identify dosage-dependent regulators of germline stem cell division. Genetics 2003 0.92
41 Pinpointing the expression of piRNAs and function of the PIWI protein subfamily during spermatogenesis in the mouse. Dev Biol 2011 0.91
42 Stem cells: to be and not to be. Nature 2003 0.89
43 A Drosophila chromatin factor interacts with the Piwi-interacting RNA mechanism in niche cells to regulate germline stem cell self-renewal. Genetics 2010 0.86
44 Repressing the repressor: a lincRNA as a MicroRNA sponge in embryonic stem cell self-renewal. Dev Cell 2013 0.85
45 The miRNA Regulation of Stem Cells. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Membr Transp Signal 2011 0.84
46 Piwi genes are dispensable for normal hematopoiesis in mice. PLoS One 2013 0.84
47 Essential roles of the chromatin remodeling factor BRG1 in spermatogenesis in mice. Biol Reprod 2012 0.84
48 Sex-lethal is a target of Bruno-mediated translational repression in promoting the differentiation of stem cell progeny during Drosophila oogenesis. Dev Biol 2006 0.79
49 High-efficiency transfection and siRNA-mediated gene knockdown in human pluripotent stem cells. Curr Protoc Stem Cell Biol 2012 0.77
50 The microRNA regulation of stem cells. Wiley Interdiscip Rev Dev Biol 2011 0.76
51 Poreless eggshells. J Clin Invest 2015 0.75
52 Stem cells in 2009. Cell Stem Cell 2009 0.75
53 Chromatin immunoprecipitation assay of Piwi in Drosophila. Methods Mol Biol 2014 0.75
54 Dr. Haifan Lin. Interviewed by Han Lee and Rachel Rosenstein. Yale J Biol Med 2006 0.75