2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2018
MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis
Rahman NT, Schulz VP, Wang L, Gallagher PG, Denisenko O, Gualdrini F, Esnault C, Krause DS. MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis. Blood Advances 2018, 2: 2691-2703. PMID: 30337297, PMCID: PMC6199649, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factorHEL cellsTarget genesBinding of SRFMegakaryocyte maturationActivity of SRFSRF target genesUpregulated target genesMyocardin family proteinsTernary complex factor familyTransformation-specific proteinsPrimary hematopoietic cellsHuman erythroleukemia cell lineErythroleukemia cell lineCArG sitesPrimary human CD34Genomic sitesGenomic regionsChromatin immunoprecipitationETS factorsTranscription factorsHuman megakaryopoiesisGenomic associationsMRTFAFactor family
2016
In vivo correction of anaemia in β-thalassemic mice by γPNA-mediated gene editing with nanoparticle delivery
Bahal R, Ali McNeer N, Quijano E, Liu Y, Sulkowski P, Turchick A, Lu YC, Bhunia DC, Manna A, Greiner DL, Brehm MA, Cheng CJ, López-Giráldez F, Ricciardi A, Beloor J, Krause DS, Kumar P, Gallagher PG, Braddock DT, Mark Saltzman W, Ly DH, Glazer PM. In vivo correction of anaemia in β-thalassemic mice by γPNA-mediated gene editing with nanoparticle delivery. Nature Communications 2016, 7: 13304. PMID: 27782131, PMCID: PMC5095181, DOI: 10.1038/ncomms13304.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNanoparticle deliveryGene correctionReversal of splenomegalyPeptide nucleic acidLow off-target effectsVivo correctionGenome editingOff-target effectsGene editingHaematopoietic stem cellsNucleic acidsDonor DNAStem cellsΓPNAΒ-thalassaemiaNanoparticlesDeliveryEditingSCF treatmentTriplex formationAdult human megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors are in the CD34+CD38mid fraction
Sanada C, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Lu YC, Min E, Zhang PX, Zou S, Kang E, Zhang M, Zerafati G, Gallagher PG, Krause DS. Adult human megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors are in the CD34+CD38mid fraction. Blood 2016, 128: 923-933. PMID: 27268089, PMCID: PMC4990855, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-693705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMegakaryocyte/erythroid progenitorsComparative expression analysisNovel enrichment strategyMegakaryocyte-erythroid progenitorsPurification strategySingle-cell levelShort hairpin RNAFate decisionsE lineageNovel purification strategyLineage fateLineage commitmentGranulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral bloodMK lineageExpression analysisE progenitorsErythroid lineageFactor-mobilized peripheral bloodDifferential expressionES cellsErythroid progenitorsMYB knockdownHairpin RNALineagesColony-forming units
2014
Nonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State
Guo S, Zi X, Schulz VP, Cheng J, Zhong M, Koochaki SH, Megyola CM, Pan X, Heydari K, Weissman SM, Gallagher PG, Krause DS, Fan R, Lu J. Nonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State. Cell 2014, 156: 649-662. PMID: 24486105, PMCID: PMC4318260, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic cell stateCell statesAcquisition of pluripotencyMurine hematopoietic progenitorsEndogenous Oct4Cell cycle accelerationNonstochastic mannerSomatic cellsProgeny cellsPluripotent fateYamanaka factorsCell cycleHematopoietic progenitorsP53 knockdownPluripotencyReprogrammingCycling populationFactor expressionCellsFibroblastsImportant bottleneckKnockdownProgenitorsFateExpression
2013
Whole-exome sequencing identifies a novel somatic mutation in MMP8 associated with a t(1;22)-acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
Kim Y, Schulz VP, Satake N, Gruber TA, Teixeira AM, Halene S, Gallagher PG, Krause DS. Whole-exome sequencing identifies a novel somatic mutation in MMP8 associated with a t(1;22)-acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Leukemia 2013, 28: 945-948. PMID: 24157583, PMCID: PMC3981934, DOI: 10.1038/leu.2013.314.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation
Smith EC, Thon JN, Devine MT, Lin S, Schulz VP, Guo Y, Massaro SA, Halene S, Gallagher P, Italiano JE, Krause DS. MKL1 and MKL2 play redundant and crucial roles in megakaryocyte maturation and platelet formation. Blood 2012, 120: 2317-2329. PMID: 22806889, PMCID: PMC3447785, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-420828.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenosine DiphosphateAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCells, CulturedCrosses, GeneticCytoplasmCytoskeletonGene Expression ProfilingHematopoiesisMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPlatelet ActivationThrombocytopeniaTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsConceptsMegakaryocyte maturationPlatelet formationSerum response factorSerum response factor expressionMembrane organizationGene expressionMKL1MKL2Response factorDKO miceKO backgroundMegakaryocyte compartmentMegakaryocytesCritical roleMegakaryocyte ploidyExpressionMaturationKnockout miceFactor expressionCrucial roleHomologuesGenesMiceProlonged bleeding timeRole
2011
Bi‐allelic deletions within 13q14 and transient trisomy 21 with absence of GATA1s in pediatric acute megakaryoblastic leukemia
Massaro SA, Bajaj R, Pashankar FD, Ornstein D, Gallagher PG, Krause DS, Li P. Bi‐allelic deletions within 13q14 and transient trisomy 21 with absence of GATA1s in pediatric acute megakaryoblastic leukemia. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2011, 57: 516-519. PMID: 21538823, PMCID: PMC4517576, DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23156.Peer-Reviewed Original Research