2022
A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription
Bullock ME, Moreno-Martinez N, Miller-Jensen K. A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription. PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18: e1010152. PMID: 36084132, PMCID: PMC9491597, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatinHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansNF-kappa BTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationVirus LatencyConceptsGene expression noiseExpression noiseTranscriptional burstingPromoter statesDifferent chromatin environmentsChromatin environmentChromatin statePause releaseTranscription factor NFChromatin accessibilityChromatin remodelingTranscriptional noiseChromatin locationsInducible transcriptionSubstantial phenotypic heterogeneityTranscriptional activationTranscription factorsTranscript distributionPolymerase complexTarget genesPolymerase bindingGene expressionPromoter activityViral activationBiological processes
2017
Systems analysis of latent HIV reversal reveals altered stress kinase signaling and increased cell death in infected T cells
Fong LE, Sulistijo ES, Miller-Jensen K. Systems analysis of latent HIV reversal reveals altered stress kinase signaling and increased cell death in infected T cells. Scientific Reports 2017, 7: 16179. PMID: 29170390, PMCID: PMC5701066, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-15532-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCD4-Positive T-LymphocytesCell DeathHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansPhosphorylationT-LymphocytesVirus ActivationVirus LatencyConceptsInfected T cellsT cellsT cell reservoirCell deathPMA/ionomycinCD3/CD28Phosphorylation of IκBαViral protein expressionPhosphorylation signaturesHIV eradicationLatent CD4HIV reactivationLatent reservoirLatent HIVActivation of p38Latent infectionClinical strategiesViral latencyViral expressionProtein expressionUninfected cellsInfected cellsDeathCD4Cell reservoir
2015
Distinct promoter activation mechanisms modulate noise-driven HIV gene expression
Chavali AK, Wong VC, Miller-Jensen K. Distinct promoter activation mechanisms modulate noise-driven HIV gene expression. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 17661. PMID: 26666681, PMCID: PMC4678399, DOI: 10.1038/srep17661.Peer-Reviewed Original Research