2017
Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill
Schneider ER, Anderson EO, Mastrotto M, Matson JD, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG, LaMotte RH, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Molecular basis of tactile specialization in the duck bill. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2017, 114: 13036-13041. PMID: 29109250, PMCID: PMC5724259, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1708793114.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnimalsAvian ProteinsBeakChickensCloning, MolecularDucksEmbryo, NonmammalianGene ExpressionGenetic VectorsHEK293 CellsHumansIon ChannelsKineticsMechanoreceptorsMechanotransduction, CellularMicePatch-Clamp TechniquesRecombinant ProteinsRNA, Small InterferingSequence Homology, Amino AcidSpecies SpecificityTouchTouch PerceptionTrigeminal GanglionConceptsMolecular basisHeterologous expression systemSpecialist birdsMouse orthologPiezo2 ion channelsTactile specializationExpression systemDuck billMolecular characterizationIon channelsFeeding behaviorEdible matterPiezo2BirdsElectrophysiological characterizationSlow inactivation kineticsOrthologsVertebratesMechanoMechanotransductionKnockdownInactivation kineticsMurky watersHigh densityNeurons
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
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