2019
Histone H2B monoubiquitination regulates heart development via epigenetic control of cilia motility
Robson A, Makova SZ, Barish S, Zaidi S, Mehta S, Drozd J, Jin SC, Gelb BD, Seidman CE, Chung WK, Lifton RP, Khokha MK, Brueckner M. Histone H2B monoubiquitination regulates heart development via epigenetic control of cilia motility. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2019, 116: 14049-14054. PMID: 31235600, PMCID: PMC6628794, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1808341116.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCell MovementCell ProliferationChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyCiliaDisease Models, AnimalEpigenesis, GeneticGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticHeartHeart Defects, CongenitalHistonesHumansLoss of Function MutationMiceRegulatory Factor X Transcription FactorsSignal TransductionUbiquitinationUbiquitin-Conjugating EnzymesUbiquitin-Protein LigasesXenopusConceptsHistone H2B monoubiquitinationCilia genesH2B monoubiquitinationCilia motilityFunctional gene ontologyHuman congenital heart diseaseUpstream transcriptional regulatorsTissue-specific expressionChromatin remodeling genesChromatin remodelingEpigenetic controlH2Bub1 levelsTranscriptional regulatorsChIP-seqDepletion phenotypeGene OntologyGenomic analysisTranscription factorsKnockdown resultsLeft-right asymmetryCilia functionHeart developmentH2Bub1RNF20Complex consisting
2018
Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira
Adhikarla H, Wunder EA, Mechaly AE, Mehta S, Wang Z, Santos L, Bisht V, Diggle P, Murray G, Adler B, Lopez F, Townsend JP, Groisman E, Picardeau M, Buschiazzo A, Ko AI. Lvr, a Signaling System That Controls Global Gene Regulation and Virulence in Pathogenic Leptospira. Frontiers In Cellular And Infection Microbiology 2018, 8: 45. PMID: 29600195, PMCID: PMC5863495, DOI: 10.3389/fcimb.2018.00045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsResponse regulatorTwo-component system proteinsDNA-binding response regulatorGlobal transcriptional regulationHybrid histidine kinaseGlobal gene regulationNovel signal pathwayComprehensive genomic analysisPhosphotransfer assaysTCS genesHistidine kinaseGene duplicationTranscriptional regulationGene regulationCorresponding genesPhylogenetic analysisGenomic analysisMolecular basisMutant strainSystem proteinsSignaling systemInfection processGenesBranched pathwayVirulence