Publications

Pek, JW, VS Patil and T Kai. (2012). piRNA pathway and the potential processing site, the nuage, in the Drosophila germline. Development, Growth & Differentiation 54 pp. 66-77.

Pek, JW and T Kai. (2011). DEAD-box RNA helicase Belle/DDX3 and the RNA interference pathway promote mitotic chromosome segregation. PNAS 108 pp. 12007-12012.

Pek, JW and T Kai. (2011). Non-coding RNAs enter mitosis: functions, conservation and implications. Cell Division 6: 6.

Pek, JW and T Kai. (2011). A Role for Vasa in Regulating Mitotic Chromosome Condensation in Drosophila. Current Biology 21 pp. 39-44

Patil, VS and T Kai. (2010). Repression of Retroelements in the Drosophila Germline via piRNA Pathway by the Tudor Domain Protein Tejas. Current Biology 20 pp. 724-730.

Pek, JW and T Kai. (2009). Conserved germline organelle, nuage, serves as site for processing of Piwi-interacting RNAs (review in Japanese). Experimental Medicine 27 pp. 393-399.

Pek, JW, AK LIM and T Kai. (2009). Drosophila Maelstrom Ensures Proper Germline Stem Cell Lineage Differentiation by Repressing microRNA-7. Developmental Cell 17 pp. 417–424.

Lim AK, L Tao and T Kai. (2009). piRNAs mediate post-transcriptional retroelement silencing and localization to pi-bodies in the Drosophila germline. The Journal of Cell Biology 186 pp. 333–342.

Lim AK, Kai T. (2007). Unique germ-line organelle, nuage, functions to repress selfish genetic elements in Drosophila melanogaster. PNAS 104 pp. 6714-6719.

Kai T, Williams D, Spradling A. (2005). The expression profile of purified Drosophila germline stem cells. Developmental Biology 283 pp.486-502.

Ohlstein B, Kai T, deCotto E and Spradling A. (2004). The stem cell niche: theme and variationsCurrent Opinion in Cell Biology 16 pp.693-699.

Kai T. (2004). Germline stem cells and their niches : review. Protein, Nucleic Acid and Enzyme (In Japanese) 49 pp.710-7.

Kai T, Spradling A. (2004). Differentiating germ cells can revert into functional stem cells in Drosophila melanogaster ovaries. Nature 428 pp.564-9.

Kai T, Spradling A. (2003). An empty Drosophila stem cell niche reactivates the proliferation of ectopic cells. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA 100 pp.4633-8.

Spradling A, Drummond-Barbosa D, Kai T. (2001). Stem cells find their niche. Nature 414 pp.98-104.