Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice
Pilon AM, Nilson DG, Zhou D, Sangerman J, Townes TM, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2006, 26: 4368-4377. PMID: 16705186, PMCID: PMC1489081, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02216-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid Krüppel-like factorAlpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing proteinWild-type chromatinAHSP promoterCACCC siteBeta-globin gene transcriptionDNase I hypersensitive sitesLocal chromatin structureZinc finger proteinBeta-globin promoterKrüppel-like factorMobility shift assaysBeta-globin geneErythroid genesCACCC sequenceChromatin modulatorsFinger proteinChromatin structureSubtractive hybridizationChromatin statusCACCC boxTranscription factorsProtein geneChromatin configurationHypersensitive sitesMajor erythrocyte membrane protein genes in EKLF-deficient mice
Nilson DG, Sabatino DE, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Major erythrocyte membrane protein genes in EKLF-deficient mice. Experimental Hematology 2006, 34: 705-712. PMID: 16728274, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneWild-type backgroundBand 3 geneProtein geneErythroid Krüppel-like factorGamma-globinGamma-globin mRNA levelsLevel of transcriptionGamma-globin expressionFull transcriptional activityKrüppel-like factorBeta-spectrin geneBand 3 mRNAGamma-globin mRNABeta-globin geneSteady-state mRNA levelsEmbryonic lethalityMRNA levelsEKLFAnkyrin promoterMembrane genesTranscriptional activityGlobin chain imbalanceErythroid cells