2012
A tissue-specific chromatin loop activates the erythroid ankyrin-1 promoter
Yocum AO, Steiner LA, Seidel NE, Cline AP, Rout ED, Lin JY, Wong C, Garrett LJ, Gallagher PG, Bodine DM. A tissue-specific chromatin loop activates the erythroid ankyrin-1 promoter. Blood 2012, 120: 3586-3593. PMID: 22968456, PMCID: PMC3482866, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-08-450262.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3' Untranslated Regions5' Untranslated RegionsAnimalsAnkyrinsBinding SitesCell Line, TumorChromatinDeoxyribonuclease IEnhancer Elements, GeneticHistonesHumansInsulator ElementsK562 CellsMiceMice, TransgenicNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitOrgan SpecificityPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein IsoformsSpherocytosis, Hereditary
2011
Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes
Li X, Wang S, Li Y, Deng C, Steiner LA, Xiao H, Wu C, Bungert J, Gallagher PG, Felsenfeld G, Qiu Y, Huang S. Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes. Blood 2011, 118: 1386-1394. PMID: 21653943, PMCID: PMC3152501, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-11-319111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid genesInsulator sitesBarrier activityActive chromatin structureNucleosome remodeling activitiesChromatin barrier activityHistone H3K4 methyltransferaseChicken β-globinChromatin boundariesNURF complexChromatin structureInsulator functionNucleosome positioningMultiprotein complexesProtein complexesH3K4 methyltransferaseHS4 insulatorChromatin insulatorNURFH3K27me3 levelsLoci resultsLinker regionKnock-downΒ-globinFunctional collaboration
2010
Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis
Gallagher PG, Steiner LA, Liem RI, Owen AN, Cline AP, Seidel NE, Garrett LJ, Bodine DM. Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 4453-4465. PMID: 21099109, PMCID: PMC2993586, DOI: 10.1172/jci42240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkyrin-1 geneBarrier insulatorsTransgenic miceUpstream regionErythroid promoterChromatin configurationGene promoterErythroid cellsHereditary spherocytosisPotential pathogenetic mechanismsHuman ankyrin-1 geneHuman erythroid cell lineBarrier-associated proteinsErythroid cell linesPathogenetic mechanismsCommon causeUniform expressionNucleotide substitutionsRegion upstreamPromoter actsHuman diseasesPromoterCell linesPrimary cellsGenes
2003
Variegated Expression from the Murine Band 3 (AE1) Promoter in Transgenic Mice Is Associated with mRNA Transcript Initiation at Upstream Start Sites and Can Be Suppressed by the Addition of the Chicken β-Globin 5′ HS4 Insulator Element
Frazar TF, Weisbein JL, Anderson SM, Cline AP, Garrett LJ, Felsenfeld G, Gallagher PG, Bodine DM. Variegated Expression from the Murine Band 3 (AE1) Promoter in Transgenic Mice Is Associated with mRNA Transcript Initiation at Upstream Start Sites and Can Be Suppressed by the Addition of the Chicken β-Globin 5′ HS4 Insulator Element. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2003, 23: 4753-4763. PMID: 12832463, PMCID: PMC162203, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.23.14.4753-4763.2003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStart siteGamma-globin mRNAUpstream start siteVariegated expressionInsulator elementsHuman gamma-globin geneGamma-globin proteinPosition-effect variegationGamma-globin geneErythroid-specific expressionHS4 insulator elementsBeta-globin clusterHigh steady-state levelsTransgenic mouse assaysErythrocyte membrane skeletonTransgenic miceTransgene copy numberTranscript initiationCytoplasmic domainTransmembrane proteinSteady-state levelsRNA transcriptionMembrane skeletonGene promoterBeta spectrin