2016
Setd1a and NURF mediate chromatin dynamics and gene regulation during erythroid lineage commitment and differentiation
Li Y, Schulz VP, Deng C, Li G, Shen Y, Tusi BK, Ma G, Stees J, Qiu Y, Steiner LA, Zhou L, Zhao K, Bungert J, Gallagher PG, Huang S. Setd1a and NURF mediate chromatin dynamics and gene regulation during erythroid lineage commitment and differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 7173-7188. PMID: 27141965, PMCID: PMC5009724, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearCell LineageCells, CulturedChromatinChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyChromatin ImmunoprecipitationErythroblastsErythrocyte CountErythrocytesErythropoiesisFemaleGene Expression RegulationHemoglobinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansLysineMaleMethylationMiceMice, KnockoutMicrococcal NucleaseMultiprotein ComplexesNerve Tissue ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticSpleenTranscription FactorsUpstream Stimulatory FactorsConceptsNURF complexChromatin dynamicsErythroid genesLineage commitmentAdult β-globin geneErythroid gene promotersErythroid lineage differentiationCell context-dependent mannerErythroid lineage commitmentChromatin structural alterationsContext-dependent mannerΒ-globin geneChromatin architectureEnhancer accessibilityChromatin accessibilityNucleosome repositioningTranscription regulationChromatin structureH3K4 methylationGene regulationComplex occupancyMammalian cellsGene activationGene transcriptionLineage differentiation
2013
USF1 and hSET1A Mediated Epigenetic Modifications Regulate Lineage Differentiation and HoxB4 Transcription
Deng C, Li Y, Liang S, Cui K, Salz T, Yang H, Tang Z, Gallagher PG, Qiu Y, Roeder R, Zhao K, Bungert J, Huang S. USF1 and hSET1A Mediated Epigenetic Modifications Regulate Lineage Differentiation and HoxB4 Transcription. PLOS Genetics 2013, 9: e1003524. PMID: 23754954, PMCID: PMC3675019, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgen.1003524.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCell DifferentiationCell LineageEmbryonic Stem CellsEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression RegulationHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHomeodomain ProteinsHumansK562 CellsMesodermMethyltransferasesProto-Oncogene ProteinsT-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1Transcription FactorsTranscriptional ActivationUpstream Stimulatory FactorsConceptsEmbryonic stem cellsLineage differentiationTrithorax complexesHoxb4 genesMethyltransferase complexTranscription preinitiation complex assemblyHistone H3K4 methyltransferase complexRNA interference-mediated knockdownBivalent chromatin domainsH3K4 methyltransferase complexUndifferentiated embryonic stem cellsPreinitiation complex assemblyHistone methyltransferase complexTranscription factor USF1H3K4 methyltransferase activityHematopoietic stem/progenitor cellsHematopoietic cell populationsStem/progenitor cellsDPY-30HOXB4 promoterMesoderm specificationChromatin domainsMesoderm differentiationH3K4me3 modificationHematopoietic transition
2011
Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes
Li X, Wang S, Li Y, Deng C, Steiner LA, Xiao H, Wu C, Bungert J, Gallagher PG, Felsenfeld G, Qiu Y, Huang S. Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes. Blood 2011, 118: 1386-1394. PMID: 21653943, PMCID: PMC3152501, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-11-319111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid genesInsulator sitesBarrier activityActive chromatin structureNucleosome remodeling activitiesChromatin barrier activityHistone H3K4 methyltransferaseChicken β-globinChromatin boundariesNURF complexChromatin structureInsulator functionNucleosome positioningMultiprotein complexesProtein complexesH3K4 methyltransferaseHS4 insulatorChromatin insulatorNURFH3K27me3 levelsLoci resultsLinker regionKnock-downΒ-globinFunctional collaboration