Next generation organelles: Structure and role of germ granules in the germline

A Role for Neuronal piRNAs in the Epigenetic Control of Memory-Related Synaptic Plasticity

(2012) Priyamvada Rajasethupathy et al.   CELL

Cell-free Formation of RNA Granules: Low Complexity Sequence Domains Form Dynamic Fibers within Hydrogels

(2012) Masato Kato et al.   CELL

Cell-free Formation of RNA Granules: Bound RNAs Identify Features and Components of Cellular Assemblies

(2012) Tina W. Han et al.   CELL

PRMT5 and the role of symmetrical dimethylarginine in chromatoid bodies of planarian stem cells

(2012) L. Rouhana et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Tudor domain proteins in development

(2012) J. W. Pek et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Function, Targets, and Evolution of Caenorhabditis elegans piRNAs

(2012) M. P. Bagijn et al.   SCIENCE

Uniting Germline and Stem Cells: The Function of Piwi Proteins and the piRNA Pathway in Diverse Organisms

(2011) Celina Juliano et al.   Annual Review of Genetics

PAPI, a novel TUDOR-domain protein, complexes with AGO3, ME31B and TRAL in the nuage to silence transposition

(2011) L. Liu et al.   DEVELOPMENT

The tudor domain protein Kumo is required to assemble the nuage and to generate germline piRNAs inDrosophila

(2011) Amit Anand et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

A systematic analysis ofDrosophilaTUDOR domain-containing proteins identifies Vreteno and the Tdrd12 family as essential primary piRNA pathway factors

(2011) Dominik Handler et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Tdrd1 acts as a molecular scaffold for Piwi proteins and piRNA targets in zebrafish

(2011) Hsin-Yi Huang et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Expression of DDX25 in nuage components of mammalian spermatogenic cells: immunofluorescence and immunoelectron microscopic study

(2011) Yuko Onohara et al.   HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY

P granules extend the nuclear pore complex environment in theC. elegansgerm line

(2011) Dustin L. Updike et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

PGL proteins self associate and bind RNPs to mediate germ granule assembly inC. elegans

(2011) Momoyo Hanazawa et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

TDRD5 is required for retrotransposon silencing, chromatoid body assembly, and spermiogenesis in mice

(2011) Yukihiro Yabuta et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Heterotypic piRNA Ping-Pong Requires Qin, a Protein with Both E3 Ligase and Tudor Domains

(2011) Zhao Zhang et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Deciphering arginine methylation: Tudor tells the tale

(2011) Chen Chen et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Tudor domain containing 7 (Tdrd7) is essential for dynamic ribonucleoprotein (RNP) remodeling of chromatoid bodies during spermatogenesis

(2011) T. Tanaka et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Identification of piRNAs in the central nervous system

(2011) E. J. Lee et al.   RNA

Mutations in the RNA Granule Component TDRD7 Cause Cataract and Glaucoma

(2011) S. A. Lachke et al.   SCIENCE

RNA Granules in Germ Cells

(2011) E. Voronina et al.   Cold Spring Harbor Perspectives in Biology

The Phylogenetic Origin of oskar Coincided with the Origin of Maternally Provisioned Germ Plasm and Pole Cells at the Base of the Holometabola

(2011) Jeremy A. Lynch et al.   PLoS Genetics

Novel role of specific Tudor domains in Tudor–Aubergine protein complex assembly and distribution during Drosophila oogenesis

(2010) T. Michael Creed et al.   BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS

Vasa genes: Emerging roles in the germ line and in multipotent cells

(2010) Eric A. Gustafson et al.   BIOESSAYS

Aplysia CPEB Can Form Prion-like Multimers in Sensory Neurons that Contribute to Long-Term Facilitation

(2010) Kausik Si et al.   CELL

Repression of Retroelements in Drosophila Germline via piRNA Pathway by the Tudor Domain Protein Tejas

(2010) Veena S. Patil et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Smed-SmB, a member of the LSm protein superfamily, is essential for chromatoid body organization and planarian stem cell proliferation

(2010) E. Fernandez-Taboada et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Arginine methylation of SmB is required for Drosophila germ cell development

(2010) J. Anne   DEVELOPMENT

Sm proteins specify germ cell fate by facilitating oskar mRNA localization

(2010) G. B. Gonsalvez et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Bazooka regulates microtubule organization and spatial restriction of germ plasm assembly in the Drosophila oocyte

(2010) Agata N. Becalska et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Structural basis for methylarginine-dependent recognition of Aubergine by Tudor

(2010) H. Liu et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Elective affinities: a Tudor-Aubergine tale of germline partnership

(2010) A. Vourekas et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

How does the Royal Family of Tudor rule the PIWI-interacting RNA pathway?

(2010) M. C. Siomi et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Cytoplasmic Partitioning of P Granule Components Is Not Required to Specify the Germline in C. elegans

(2010) C. M. Gallo et al.   SCIENCE

Building RNA–protein granules: insight from the germline

(2010) Alexey L. Arkov et al.   TRENDS IN CELL BIOLOGY

The Biogenesis and Function of PIWI Proteins and piRNAs: Progress and Prospect

(2009) Travis Thomson et al.   Annual Review of Cell and Developmental Biology

A Systematic Survey Identifies Prions and Illuminates Sequence Features of Prionogenic Proteins

(2009) Simon Alberti et al.   CELL

Bucky Ball Organizes Germ Plasm Assembly in Zebrafish

(2009) Franck Bontems et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Tdrd6 Is Required for Spermiogenesis, Chromatoid Body Architecture, and Regulation of miRNA Expression

(2009) Ana Vasileva et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Spoltud-1 is a chromatoid body component required for planarian long-term stem cell self-renewal

(2009) Jordi Solana et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

The TDRD9-MIWI2 Complex Is Essential for piRNA-Mediated Retrotransposon Silencing in the Mouse Male Germline

(2009) Masanobu Shoji et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Functional involvement of Tudor and dPRMT5 in the piRNA processing pathway in Drosophila germlines

(2009) Kazumichi M Nishida et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Proteomic analysis of murine Piwi proteins reveals a role for arginine methylation in specifying interaction with Tudor family members

(2009) V. V. Vagin et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Arginine methylation of Piwi proteins catalysed by dPRMT5 is required for Ago3 and Aub stability

(2009) Yohei Kirino et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Arginine methylation of Aubergine mediates Tudor binding and germ plasm localization

(2009) Y. Kirino et al.   RNA

Germline P Granules Are Liquid Droplets That Localize by Controlled Dissolution/Condensation

(2009) C. P. Brangwynne et al.   SCIENCE

Cytoplasmic Compartmentalization of the Fetal piRNA Pathway in Mice

(2009) Alexei A. Aravin et al.   PLoS Genetics

Historical Survey on Chromatoid Body Research

(2008) Sadaki Yokota   ACTA HISTOCHEMICA ET CYTOCHEMICA

A large ribonucleoprotein particle induced by cytoplasmic PrP shares striking similarities with the chromatoid body, an RNA granule predicted to function in posttranscriptional gene regulation

(2008) Simon Beaudoin et al.   BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Control over the morphology and segregation of Zebrafish germ cell granules during embryonic development

(2008) Markus J Strasser et al.   BMC DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

In Vivo Imaging of oskar mRNA Transport Reveals the Mechanism of Posterior Localization

(2008) Vitaly L. Zimyanin et al.   CELL

A C. elegans Piwi, PRG-1, Regulates 21U-RNAs during Spermatogenesis

(2008) Guilin Wang et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Temporal and Spatial Control of Germ-Plasm RNAs

(2008) Prashanth Rangan et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Bucky ball functions in Balbiani body assembly and animal–vegetal polarity in the oocyte and follicle cell layer in zebrafish

(2008) Florence L. Marlow et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Mouse Maelstrom, a Component of Nuage, Is Essential for Spermatogenesis and Transposon Repression in Meiosis

(2008) Sarah F.C. Soper et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Isolation of new polar granule components in Drosophila reveals P body and ER associated proteins

(2008) Travis Thomson et al.   MECHANISMS OF DEVELOPMENT

Ultrastructural characterization of spermatogenesis and its evolutionary conservation in the germline: Germinal granules in mammals☆

(2008) Shinichiro Chuma et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR ENDOCRINOLOGY

PRG-1 and 21U-RNAs Interact to Form the piRNA Complex Required for Fertility in C. elegans

(2008) Pedro J. Batista et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Drosophila Pgc protein inhibits P-TEFb recruitment to chromatin in primordial germ cells

(2008) Kazuko Hanyu-Nakamura et al.   NATURE

The PIWI proteins SMEDWI-2 and SMEDWI-3 are required for stem cell function and piRNA expression in planarians

(2008) D. Palakodeti et al.   RNA

A polymer physics perspective on driving forces and mechanisms for protein aggregation

(2007) Rohit V. Pappu et al.   ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS