2021
Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube
Parker H, De Kumar B, Pushel I, Bronner M, Krumlauf R. Analysis of lamprey meis genes reveals that conserved inputs from Hox, Meis and Pbx proteins control their expression in the hindbrain and neural tube. Developmental Biology 2021, 479: 61-76. PMID: 34310923, DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2021.07.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBinding SitesBody PatterningConserved SequenceEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene ExpressionGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenes, HomeoboxHomeodomain ProteinsLampreysMyeloid Ecotropic Viral Integration Site 1 ProteinNeural CrestNeural TubePre-B-Cell Leukemia Transcription Factor 1RhombencephalonTranscription FactorsConceptsMeis genesTALE proteinsDivergence of jawedSea lamprey genomeEvolution of vertebratesNeural crest cellsLamprey genomeTALE factorsPattern of expressionPbx proteinsJawed vertebratesVertebrate evolutionDeep ancestryJawless vertebratesLamprey embryosRhombomeric domainsTransgenic reporterNeural enhancerSimilar relative positionsRegulatory interactionsPharyngeal archesReporter expressionHead developmentCrest cellsSequence alignment
2019
Hox genes: Downstream “effectors” of retinoic acid signaling in vertebrate embryogenesis
Nolte C, De Kumar B, Krumlauf R. Hox genes: Downstream “effectors” of retinoic acid signaling in vertebrate embryogenesis. Genesis 2019, 57: e23306. PMID: 31111645, DOI: 10.1002/dvg.23306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBrainCardiovascular SystemEmbryonic DevelopmentGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHematopoietic SystemHomeodomain ProteinsHumansSignal TransductionTretinoinConceptsHox genesAxial patterningHox gene expressionAnteroposterior axisBasic body planGene regulatory networksVertebrate embryogenesisAnimal developmentPatterning of cellsVertebrate developmentBody planAxial specificationRegulatory networksCombinatorial codeTissue contextGene expressionDirect effectorVertebrate planHematopoietic systemGenesReproductive organsRegulatory processesEmbryogenesisDifferential responseRetinoic acidA Hox-TALE regulatory circuit for neural crest patterning is conserved across vertebrates
Parker H, De Kumar B, Green S, Prummel K, Hess C, Kaufman C, Mosimann C, Wiedemann L, Bronner M, Krumlauf R. A Hox-TALE regulatory circuit for neural crest patterning is conserved across vertebrates. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1189. PMID: 30867425, PMCID: PMC6416258, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09197-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeural crestHox genesAncestral mechanismRegulatory circuitsUpstream regulatory componentsNeural crest patterningAncient paraloguesPbx proteinsJawed vertebratesAncient conservationExtant vertebratesAncestral activityRegulatory interactionsHOX2 genesRegulatory componentsVertebratesJaw formationGenesGnathostomesEnhancerHoxLampreyParaloguesImportant roleHoxa2
2015
Analysis of dynamic changes in retinoid-induced transcription and epigenetic profiles of murine Hox clusters in ES cells
De Kumar B, Parrish M, Slaughter B, Unruh J, Gogol M, Seidel C, Paulson A, Li H, Gaudenz K, Peak A, McDowell W, Fleharty B, Ahn Y, Lin C, Smith E, Shilatifard A, Krumlauf R. Analysis of dynamic changes in retinoid-induced transcription and epigenetic profiles of murine Hox clusters in ES cells. Genome Research 2015, 25: 1229-1243. PMID: 26025802, PMCID: PMC4510006, DOI: 10.1101/gr.184978.114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin modificationsHomeotic clustersHox genesES cellsClustered Hox genesHomeotic gene transcriptionMouse embryonic stem cellsNoncoding RNA genesRetinoid-induced transcriptionGenome-wide approachesCis-regulatory elementsEmbryonic stem cellsTranscription stateChromatin marksHOXB clusterNoncoding genesRNA genesSegmental identityActive transcriptionNoncoding RNAsTranscription factorsEpigenetic profilesGene transcriptionEpigenetic changesBody axis
2012
Poised RNA Polymerase II Changes over Developmental Time and Prepares Genes for Future Expression
Gaertner B, Johnston J, Chen K, Wallaschek N, Paulson A, Garruss A, Gaudenz K, De Kumar B, Krumlauf R, Zeitlinger J. Poised RNA Polymerase II Changes over Developmental Time and Prepares Genes for Future Expression. Cell Reports 2012, 2: 1670-1683. PMID: 23260668, PMCID: PMC3572839, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2012.11.024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell DifferentiationChromatinDrosophila melanogasterDrosophila ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle ProteinsMusclesOrgan SpecificityPolycomb-Group ProteinsRNA Polymerase IIConceptsPol IIMammalian embryonic stem cellsGenes de novoDevelopmental control genesPolycomb group repressionFuture gene expressionRNA Pol IIRNA polymerase IIEmbryonic stem cellsTissue-specific fashionChromatin stateDrosophila embryosPolymerase IIExtracellular signalsDevelopmental programStages of differentiationGene expressionControl genesDevelopmental timeSynchronous inductionDynamic expressionGenesStem cellsDe novoFuture expression
2011
Dynamic transcriptional events in embryonic stem cells mediated by the super elongation complex (SEC)
Lin C, Garrett A, De Kumar B, Smith E, Gogol M, Seidel C, Krumlauf R, Shilatifard A. Dynamic transcriptional events in embryonic stem cells mediated by the super elongation complex (SEC). Genes & Development 2011, 25: 1486-1498. PMID: 21764852, PMCID: PMC3143939, DOI: 10.1101/gad.2059211.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsDNA Polymerase IIEmbryonic Stem CellsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalHCT116 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansImmediate-Early ProteinsMiceTranscriptional Elongation FactorsConceptsSuper elongation complexEmbryonic stem cellsElongation complexPol IIDifferentiation signalsDynamic transcriptional eventsMurine embryonic stem cellsRNA polymerase IIStem cellsGlobal genomic analysisTranscription elongationPolymerase IITranscriptional regulationTranscriptional activationTranscriptional eventsGenomic analysisEnvironmental cuesES cellsGene expressionHuman cellsEnvironmental stimuliGenesEssential roleActivation signalsMajor classes