2007
Identification of a TFIID Binding Sequence That Increases Expression from the Ankyrin-1 Promoter: Application to Globin Gene Therapy
Laflamme K, Elnitski L, Wong C, Mary Y, Gallagher P, Bodine D. Identification of a TFIID Binding Sequence That Increases Expression from the Ankyrin-1 Promoter: Application to Globin Gene Therapy. Blood 2007, 110: 3741. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.3741.3741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGene therapyEffective gene therapyGlobin gene therapyDifferent tissue-specific promotersTissue-specific promotersVector copiesViral vectorsDouble-copy vectorVirus vectorsHematopoietic stem cellsSpecific promotersPromoter libraryLibrary of promotersRecombinant virusesStem cellsInefficient productionRecent demonstrationReporter geneTG dinucleotideInsertional activationHigh titersΓ-globin expressionTherapeutic levelsVectorLocus control region
2006
Lentivirus Vectors Containing a Band 3/γ-Globin Gene Flanked by Distinct Insulator Elements Are Resistant to Gene Silencing in Primary Mouse Erythroid Cells.
Harrow F, Frazar T, Seidel N, Gallagher P, Bodine D. Lentivirus Vectors Containing a Band 3/γ-Globin Gene Flanked by Distinct Insulator Elements Are Resistant to Gene Silencing in Primary Mouse Erythroid Cells. Blood 2006, 108: 3260. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.3260.3260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchΓ-globin geneLocus control regionInsulator elementsΓ-globinΓ-globin mRNAB3 promoterStart siteΓ-globin gene expressionMouse hematopoietic progenitor cellsLike globin genesAbundant membrane proteinErythroid-specific expressionTranscription start siteΓ-globin expressionMouse erythroid cellsCorrect start sitesHigh-throughput real-time PCRHypersensitive site 4Transgenic miceΒ-globin geneMultiple upstream sitesInsulator activityGlobin genesHematopoietic stem cellsMembrane proteinsIdentification of a Novel Core Promoter Element That Enhances Transcription: Application to Ankyrin Promoters for Globin Gene Therapy.
Laflamme K, Elnitski L, Owen A, Gallagher P, Bodine D. Identification of a Novel Core Promoter Element That Enhances Transcription: Application to Ankyrin Promoters for Globin Gene Therapy. Blood 2006, 108: 3261. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.3261.3261.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGC-rich promoterLocus control regionΓ-globin expressionHematopoietic stem cellsTG dinucleotideErythroid cellsNovel core promoter elementΑ-globinDifferent tissue-specific promotersLike globin genesBinding regionsΓ-globin transcriptionANK-1 geneTranscription initiation complexΓ-globin geneErythroid K562 cellsConsensus promoter sequenceTranscriptional start siteCore promoter elementsRNA virus vectorMouse erythroid cellsK562 cellsStable transfection assaysWild-type promoterTissue-specific promoters