2013
A General Approach for Controlling Transcription and Probing Epigenetic Mechanisms: Application to the Cd4 Locus
Wan M, Kaundal R, Huang H, Zhao J, Yang X, Chaiyachati BH, Li S, Chi T. A General Approach for Controlling Transcription and Probing Epigenetic Mechanisms: Application to the Cd4 Locus. The Journal Of Immunology 2013, 190: 737-747. PMID: 23293358, PMCID: PMC3744393, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1201278.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2009
Molecular basis of CD4 repression by the Swi/Snf‐like BAF chromatin remodeling complex
Wan M, Zhang J, Lai D, Jani A, Prestone‐Hurlburt P, Zhao L, Ramachandran A, Schnitzler GR, Chi T. Molecular basis of CD4 repression by the Swi/Snf‐like BAF chromatin remodeling complex. European Journal Of Immunology 2009, 39: 580-588. PMID: 19180471, PMCID: PMC2774848, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 repressionCD4 silencerDominant negative mutantBAF complexNegative mutantSWI/SNF-like BAF chromatinBRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) chromatinCD4 silencer functionLinker histone H1Factor (BAF) chromatinT cell developmentKey repressorBAF chromatinSilencer functionBAF57Histone H1ChromatinMolecular basisFlanking regionsRepressionTranslational frameCD4 transcriptionSilencerEarly thymocytesMutants
2008
Nucleoprotein structure of the CD4 locus: Implications for the mechanisms underlying CD4 regulation during T cell development
Yu M, Wan M, Zhang J, Wu J, Khatri R, Chi T. Nucleoprotein structure of the CD4 locus: Implications for the mechanisms underlying CD4 regulation during T cell development. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2008, 105: 3873-3878. PMID: 18322012, PMCID: PMC2268827, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0800810105.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensChromatin ImmunoprecipitationEnhancer Elements, GeneticGene DeletionGene Expression RegulationHistonesLymphocyte SubsetsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLModels, BiologicalNucleoproteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingSilencer Elements, TranscriptionalT-LymphocytesTranscription FactorsConceptsT cell developmentCell developmentNucleoprotein structuresCD4 locusHeterochromatin-like structureOpen chromatin configurationStage-specific mannerSame regulatory elementsDP cellsRepression patternsTranscription activatorCD4 silencerP300 recruitmentChromatin configurationRegulatory elementsDN cellsMolecular basisMolecular mechanismsCD4 enhancerCD4 transcriptionMature T cellsCD4 regulationCD4 geneCD4 promoterSilencer