2011
Integrated Genome-Wide CTCF and CohesinSA1 Occupancy and Expression Analyses in Erythropoiesis
Schulz V, Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Gallagher P. Integrated Genome-Wide CTCF and CohesinSA1 Occupancy and Expression Analyses in Erythropoiesis. Blood 2011, 118: 1305. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v118.21.1305.1305.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSites of CTCFCTCF sitesCell-type specificIntergenic regionErythroid cellsChromatin domainsCohesin complexCell typesGene promoterRefSeq genesLong-range chromatin interactionsPrimary human erythroid cellsRepressive chromatin marksCell type-specific mannerDistal intergenic regionsMacromolecule catabolic processHigh-throughput sequencingHuman erythroid cellsMRNA transcriptome analysisChromatin marksChromatin interactionsChromosome segregationInduction of apoptosisCTCF bindingTranscriptional activator
2010
A Common Regulatory Signature Associated with Barrier Insulators in Human Primary Erythroid Cells
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Schulz V, Gallagher P. A Common Regulatory Signature Associated with Barrier Insulators in Human Primary Erythroid Cells. Blood 2010, 116: 3868. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.3868.3868.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGenome-wide mapsPrimary erythroid cellsErythroid cellsProximal promoterChromatin domainsBarrier insulatorsChIP-seqRegulatory signaturesMammalian cellsGene promoterEnhancer-blocking insulator activityTissue-specific gene expressionUpstream stimulatory factor proteinsHeterochromatin-mediated geneGenome-wide occupancyRole of CTCFRecruitment of enzymesΒ-globin locusHistone methyltransferase activityHuman primary erythroid cellsSpecific transcription factorsChicken β-globin locusProximal promoter regionProtein CTCFChromatin boundaries
2008
Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Lin J, Owen A, Schulz V, Bodine D, Gallagher P. Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes. Blood 2008, 112: 3584. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.3584.3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythrocyte membrane protein genesPosition-effect variegationMembrane protein geneProtein geneChromatin domainsAnkyrin promoterDNA sequencesErythroid cellsInsulator elementsMapping protein-DNA interactionsHeterochromatin-mediated geneGenome-wide scaleGenomic DNA microarrayBinding of CTCFStage-specific transcriptsEnhancer-blocking functionProtein-DNA interactionsCopy number-dependent expressionTissue-specific expressionProtein gene expressionCTCF occupancyRepetitive DNAInsulator functionSeparate enhancersErythroid promoter