2005
Orphan Nuclear Receptor GCNF Is Required for the Repression of Pluripotency Genes during Retinoic Acid-Induced Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation
Gu P, LeMenuet D, Chung A, Mancini M, Wheeler DA, Cooney AJ. Orphan Nuclear Receptor GCNF Is Required for the Repression of Pluripotency Genes during Retinoic Acid-Induced Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2005, 25: 8507-8519. PMID: 16166633, PMCID: PMC1265758, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.19.8507-8519.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlotting, NorthernBlotting, WesternCell DifferentiationCell LineCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianFemaleFibroblast Growth Factor 4GenotypeHomeodomain ProteinsIn Situ HybridizationMaleMiceMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, FluorescenceModels, GeneticNanog Homeobox ProteinNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1Octamer Transcription Factor-3PhenotypePlasmidsProtein BindingReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearResponse ElementsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSignal TransductionSOXB1 Transcription FactorsStem CellsTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTransfectionTretinoinConceptsLoss of repressionES cell differentiationPluripotency genesCell differentiationTranscription factorsEmbryonic developmentES cellsEmbryonic stem cell pluripotencyEmbryonic stem cell differentiationEarly mouse embryonic developmentStem cell pluripotencyMouse embryonic developmentPluripotency gene expressionEarly embryonic developmentInitiation of differentiationStem cell differentiationRetinoic acidCell pluripotencyNanog geneGenes Oct4Somatic cellsUndifferentiated stateGene expressionGCNFRepressionCorrelated Evolutionary Pressure at Interacting Transcription Factors and DNA Response Elements Can Guide the Rational Engineering of DNA Binding Specificity
Raviscioni M, Gu P, Sattar M, Cooney AJ, Lichtarge O. Correlated Evolutionary Pressure at Interacting Transcription Factors and DNA Response Elements Can Guide the Rational Engineering of DNA Binding Specificity. Journal Of Molecular Biology 2005, 350: 402-415. PMID: 15946684, DOI: 10.1016/j.jmb.2005.04.054.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBiological EvolutionComputational BiologyDNADNA Mutational AnalysisDNA-Binding ProteinsEntropyEvolution, MolecularGenomicsHumansModels, GeneticModels, StatisticalMutationNucleic Acid ConformationPhylogenyProtein BindingProtein EngineeringReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, EstrogenResponse ElementsSoftwareThermodynamicsTranscription FactorsConceptsDNA binding specificityTranscription factorsBinding specificityEvolutionary importanceEvolutionary pressureResponse elementInteracting Transcription FactorsRational engineeringRelative evolutionary importanceProtein-DNA interfaceProtein-DNA interactionsTranscription factor proteinsDNA response elementsAmino acid residuesNuclear hormone receptorsTranscriptional regulatorsEvolutionary traceImportant residuesGene expressionRecognition codeMolecular mechanismsAcid residuesFactor proteinProtein residuesLRH-1Evolutionary Trace-based Peptides Identify a Novel Asymmetric Interaction That Mediates Oligomerization in Nuclear Receptors*
Gu P, Morgan DH, Sattar M, Xu X, Wagner R, Raviscioni M, Lichtarge O, Cooney AJ. Evolutionary Trace-based Peptides Identify a Novel Asymmetric Interaction That Mediates Oligomerization in Nuclear Receptors*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 31818-31829. PMID: 15994320, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m501924200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdaptor Proteins, Vesicular TransportAmino Acid SequenceCell LineDimerizationDNA-Binding ProteinsEvolution, MolecularGenes, ReporterMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1PeptidesPoint MutationProtein Structure, SecondaryProtein Structure, TertiaryReceptor Cross-TalkReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearReceptors, Retinoic AcidResponse ElementsConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorEvolutionary trace analysisNuclear receptorsKey functional sitesOrphan nuclear receptorDR0 elementsGCNF bindsComplex formationEssential genesEvolutionary traceMolecular basisOligomerization propertiesHelix 3Heterotypic interactionsTargeted mutationsLarge complexesNovel helixFunctional sitesHelix 11HomodimerNuclear factorDimerizationOligomerizationHelixMutationsOrphan Nuclear Receptor LRH-1 Is Required To Maintain Oct4 Expression at the Epiblast Stage of Embryonic Development
Gu P, Goodwin B, Chung A, Xu X, Wheeler DA, Price RR, Galardi C, Peng L, Latour AM, Koller BH, Gossen J, Kliewer SA, Cooney AJ. Orphan Nuclear Receptor LRH-1 Is Required To Maintain Oct4 Expression at the Epiblast Stage of Embryonic Development. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2005, 25: 3492-3505. PMID: 15831456, PMCID: PMC1084298, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.25.9.3492-3505.2005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlastocystCell DifferentiationDNA-Binding ProteinsDown-RegulationEmbryo, MammalianEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene SilencingGenes, LethalMiceOctamer Transcription Factor-3Receptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearResponse ElementsStem CellsTranscription FactorsUp-RegulationConceptsInner cell massEpiblast stageES cellsOct4 expressionOrphan nuclear receptor LRH-1Embryonic developmentLRH-1Proximal enhancerCell lineagesNuclear receptor LRH-1Developmental stagesGerm cell lineagePluripotent cell lineageDifferentiation time pointsEmbryonic stem cellsReporter gene expressionEssential roleUndifferentiated ES cellsCell massSF-1 response elementExpression of Oct4Early developmental stagesOct4 geneDistal enhancerProximal promoter
2003
GCNF‐dependent repression of BMP‐15 and GDF‐9 mediates gamete regulation of female fertility
Lan Z, Gu P, Xu X, Jackson KJ, DeMayo FJ, O'Malley BW, Cooney AJ. GCNF‐dependent repression of BMP‐15 and GDF‐9 mediates gamete regulation of female fertility. The EMBO Journal 2003, 22: 4070-4081. PMID: 12912906, PMCID: PMC175795, DOI: 10.1093/emboj/cdg405.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBone Morphogenetic Protein 15Bone Morphogenetic ProteinsCHO CellsCricetinaeDNA-Binding ProteinsEgg ProteinsFemaleFertilityGene Expression RegulationGrowth Differentiation Factor 9IntegrasesIntercellular Signaling Peptides and ProteinsMembrane GlycoproteinsMiceMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicModels, BiologicalNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1OocytesOvaryReceptors, Cell SurfaceReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearRepressor ProteinsTransforming Growth Factor betaTransgenesViral ProteinsZona PellucidaZona Pellucida GlycoproteinsConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorBMP-15Bone morphogenetic protein 15New regulatory pathwayFemale fertilityGDF-9Growth differentiation factor 9DR0 elementsDifferentiation factor 9Knockout mouse modelSomatic cellsGene promoterRegulatory pathwaysReproductive defectsReporter activityFemale reproductionMolecular studiesFactor 9Paracrine communicationProtein 15Nuclear factorAberrant steroidogenesisExpressionOocytesPrimary defectExpression of the Orphan Nuclear Receptor, Germ Cell Nuclear Factor, in Mouse Gonads and Preimplantation Embryos1
Lan ZJ, Gu P, Xu X, Cooney AJ. Expression of the Orphan Nuclear Receptor, Germ Cell Nuclear Factor, in Mouse Gonads and Preimplantation Embryos1. Biology Of Reproduction 2003, 68: 282-289. PMID: 12493724, DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.008151.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAntibody SpecificityBase SequenceBlastocystDNADNA-Binding ProteinsFemaleGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalImmunohistochemistryIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMolecular Sequence DataNuclear Receptor Subfamily 6, Group A, Member 1OocytesOogenesisOvaryPregnancyReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSpermatogenesisSpermatozoaTestisConceptsGerm cell nuclear factorGCNF proteinMouse gonadsEmbryonic developmentZygotic gene expressionNormal mouse embryonic developmentNuclear receptorsMouse embryonic developmentPreimplantation embryonic developmentSpermatogenic cellsPostmeiotic spermatogenic cellsCytoplasm of oocytesOrphan nuclear receptorNuclear factorPreimplantation Embryos1Early embryosGene transcriptionMaternal proteinsOrphan memberMouse embryosGene expressionPreimplantation embryosGCNFProteinEmbryos