1999
Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) binding-mediated induction of human γ-globin gene expression
Wang G, Xu X, Pace B, Dean D, Glazer P, Chan P, Goodman S, Shokolenko I. Peptide nucleic acid (PNA) binding-mediated induction of human γ-globin gene expression. Nucleic Acids Research 1999, 27: 2806-2813. PMID: 10373600, PMCID: PMC148492, DOI: 10.1093/nar/27.13.2806.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGamma-globin gene expressionGamma-globin geneD-loop structureGene expressionHuman γ-globin gene expressionΓ-globin gene expressionGenetic diseasesK562 human erythroleukemia cellsGene expression strategyReporter gene constructsSequence-specific mannerBeta-globin geneHuman erythroleukemia cellsInduction of expressionAdult blood cellsEndogenous genesCommon genetic diseaseGene productsGene constructsExpression strategyErythroleukemia cellsHomopurine/homopyrimidine sequencesHuman diseasesGenesGlobin disorders
1996
Mutagenesis in Mammalian Cells Induced by Triple Helix Formation and Transcription-Coupled Repair
Wang G, Seidman M, Glazer P. Mutagenesis in Mammalian Cells Induced by Triple Helix Formation and Transcription-Coupled Repair. Science 1996, 271: 802-805. PMID: 8628995, DOI: 10.1126/science.271.5250.802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammalian cellsSufficient binding affinitiesTranscription-coupled repairHuman cell extractsInhibition of transcriptionSimian virus 40 vectorXeroderma pigmentosum groupExcision repairGenetic instabilityTriple helix formationCell extractsTriplex-forming oligonucleotidesGroup B cellsDNA repair synthesisTranscriptionMutagenesisRepair synthesisTriplex DNAHelix formationTriplex formationTriple helixCellsBinding affinitiesTherapeutic applicationsB cells