Germline Stem Cell Gene PIWIL2 Mediates DNA Repair through Relaxation of Chromatin

De-Tao Yin; Qien Wang; Li Chen; Meng-Yao Liu; Chunhua Han; Qingtao Yan; Rulong Shen; Gang He; Wenrui Duan; Jian-Jian Li; Altaf Wani; Jian-Xin Gao

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0027154

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Germline Stem Cell Gene PIWIL2 Mediates DNA Repair through Relaxation of Chromatin

De-Tao Yin,

Affiliations Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Department of General Surgery, the First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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Qien Wang,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Li Chen,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Meng-Yao Liu,

Affiliation Laboratory of Tumorigenesis and Immunity, Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Chunhua Han,

Affiliation Department of Radiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Qingtao Yan,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Rulong Shen,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Gang He,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Wenrui Duan,

Affiliation Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Jian-Jian Li,

Affiliation Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, California, United States of America
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Altaf Wani,

Affiliations Department of Radiology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Jian-Xin Gao

* E-mail: jianxingao@sjtu.edu.cn

Affiliations Laboratory of Tumorigenesis and Immunity, Clinical Stem Cell Research Center, Renji Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Department of Pathology, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Ohio State University Medical Center, Columbus, Ohio, United States of America
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Germline Stem Cell Gene PIWIL2 Mediates DNA Repair through Relaxation of Chromatin

De-Tao Yin,
Qien Wang,
Li Chen,
Meng-Yao Liu,
Chunhua Han,
Qingtao Yan,
Rulong Shen,
Gang He,
Wenrui Duan,
Jian-Jian Li

Published: November 16, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027154

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We have not formally distributed the MEF cell lines and antibodies generated and used in this paper so far Posted by jianxingao on 06 Dec 2011 at 09:38 GMT

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