2008
Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred
Sangerman J, Maksimova Y, Edelman EJ, Morrow JS, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred. American Journal Of Hematology 2008, 83: 789-794. PMID: 18704959, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiator methionineNull allelesErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneRabbit reticulocyte lysateTissue-specific promotersErythrocyte membrane skeletonExon 1 sequencesIsoform diversityAlternative splicingTranslation initiationProtein geneAnkyrin geneMembrane skeletonAlternate polyadenylationPlasma membraneReticulocyte lysateMethionine mutationCOOH terminusErythroid cellsDownstream codonsGenomic DNANumerous isoformsAnkyrinGenes
2007
Alternate Promoters Direct Tissue-Specific Expression of Erythrocyte Ankyrin Transcripts with Novel NH2-Termini.
Steiner L, Lin J, Owens A, Sangerman J, Bodine D, Gallagher P. Alternate Promoters Direct Tissue-Specific Expression of Erythrocyte Ankyrin Transcripts with Novel NH2-Termini. Blood 2007, 110: 1710. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.1710.1710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchExon 1AExon 1bInitiator methionineFirst exonKb downstreamErythroid cellsNH2 terminusDNase I hypersensitive site mappingDirect tissue-specific expressionAmino acidsHypersensitive site mappingTissue-restricted patternTissue-specific expressionExon 1Alternate first exonsQuantitative RT-PCR analysisGATA-1 sitesTissue-specific promotersGene expression studiesLuciferase expressionExon 2 sequencesSkeletal muscleIsoform diversityAnkyrin repeatsAnkyrin-1 mutationsIdentification 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
Identification 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
2003
Regulation of erythrocyte membrane protein gene expression
Gallagher PG. Regulation of erythrocyte membrane protein gene expression. Current Opinion In Hematology 2003, 10: 115-122. PMID: 12579036, DOI: 10.1097/00062752-200303000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein gene expressionGene productsGene expressionCell typesErythroid-specific genesMultiple protein isoformsStage-specific functionsDevelopmental stage-specific functionsDifferent gene productsTissue-specific promotersSame gene productDifferent cell typesIsoform diversityGene regulationFunctional diversityNonerythroid cellsMultifunctional proteinProtein isoformsRegulatory elementsAlternate polyadenylationAlternate splicingMembrane assemblyRegulated expressionRelated genesHomologous family