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
2014
Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*
Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO, Gallagher PG. Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 31673-31681. PMID: 25305018, PMCID: PMC4231648, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r114.612697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiezo proteinsCellular processesMammalian cellsCellular developmentMechanosensory transductionCellular migrationIon channelsHereditary xerocytosisVolume regulationProteinBiologic processesRegulationImportant insightsTransductionMechanosensationRegulatorMutationsXerocytosisProliferationCellsMechanoVariety of disordersElongationMigrationProminent feature
2012
Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Zarychanski R, Schulz VP, Houston BL, Maksimova Y, Houston DS, Smith B, Rinehart J, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2012, 120: 1908-1915. PMID: 22529292, PMCID: PMC3448561, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-422253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisErythroid CellsExomeFamily HealthFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMass SpectrometryMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeProteomicsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPiezo proteinsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaHereditary xerocytosisPiezo familyMammalian cellsTransduction channelsCell mRNADiscovery proteomicsPIEZO1 mutationsGenetic diseasesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsLinkage studiesHuman erythrocyte membranesProteinExome sequencingNumber analysisNovel mutationsPiezo1DNA levelsXerocytosisFirst reportVolume homeostasis
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