2019
MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2014
Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*
Bagriantsev SN, Gracheva EO, Gallagher PG. Piezo Proteins: Regulators of Mechanosensation and Other Cellular Processes*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2014, 289: 31673-31681. PMID: 25305018, PMCID: PMC4231648, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.r114.612697.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPiezo proteinsCellular processesMammalian cellsCellular developmentMechanosensory transductionCellular migrationIon channelsHereditary xerocytosisVolume regulationProteinBiologic processesRegulationImportant insightsTransductionMechanosensationRegulatorMutationsXerocytosisProliferationCellsMechanoVariety of disordersElongationMigrationProminent featureNonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State
Guo S, Zi X, Schulz VP, Cheng J, Zhong M, Koochaki SH, Megyola CM, Pan X, Heydari K, Weissman SM, Gallagher PG, Krause DS, Fan R, Lu J. Nonstochastic Reprogramming from a Privileged Somatic Cell State. Cell 2014, 156: 649-662. PMID: 24486105, PMCID: PMC4318260, DOI: 10.1016/j.cell.2014.01.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSomatic cell stateCell statesAcquisition of pluripotencyMurine hematopoietic progenitorsEndogenous Oct4Cell cycle accelerationNonstochastic mannerSomatic cellsProgeny cellsPluripotent fateYamanaka factorsCell cycleHematopoietic progenitorsP53 knockdownPluripotencyReprogrammingCycling populationFactor expressionCellsFibroblastsImportant bottleneckKnockdownProgenitorsFateExpression
2008
Red cell membrane: past, present, and future
Mohandas N, Gallagher PG. Red cell membrane: past, present, and future. Blood 2008, 112: 3939-3948. PMID: 18988878, PMCID: PMC2582001, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-07-161166.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRed cell membraneCell membraneCell typesDiverse cell typesHuman cell typesOnly structural componentNatural selectionTransmembrane proteinSkeletal proteinsFunctional characterizationPlasma membraneMembrane envelopeNon-nucleated red cellsMembrane functionRed cell abnormalitiesProteinMembraneDisease statesCellsStructural componentsRed cellsNew lightUnexpected revelationExciting fieldCell abnormalities
2006
Novel Role for EKLF in Megakaryocyte-Erythroid Differential Lineage Commitment.
Frontelo M, Manwani D, Galdass M, Karsunky H, Gallagher P, Bieker J. Novel Role for EKLF in Megakaryocyte-Erythroid Differential Lineage Commitment. Blood 2006, 108: 4205. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v108.11.4205.4205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEKLF expressionLineage decisionsLineage commitmentErythroid gene regulationMolecular analysisFormation of megakaryocytesGene regulationTranscriptional regulatorsUnexpected functionTranscription factorsErythroid differentiationCommon progenitorExpression profilingErythroid cellsEKLFNovel rolePrecursor cellsCell compartmentMessage levelsFunction studiesMegakaryocytesRed cell compartmentCrucial roleExpressionCells
1999
Stomatocytosis Is Absent in “Stomatin”-Deficient Murine Red Blood Cells
Zhu Y, Paszty C, Turetsky T, Tsai S, Kuypers F, Lee G, Cooper P, Gallagher P, Stevens M, Rubin E, Mohandas N, Mentzer W. Stomatocytosis Is Absent in “Stomatin”-Deficient Murine Red Blood Cells. Blood 1999, 93: 2404-2410. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.7.2404.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchStomatocytosis is absent in "stomatin"-deficient murine red blood cells.
Zhu Y, Paszty C, Turetsky T, Tsai S, Kuypers F, Lee G, Cooper P, Gallagher P, Stevens M, Rubin E, Mohandas N, Mentzer W. Stomatocytosis is absent in "stomatin"-deficient murine red blood cells. Blood 1999, 93: 2404-10. PMID: 10090952, DOI: 10.1182/blood.v93.7.2404.407k13_2404_2410.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalAnimalsBlood ProteinsCarrier ProteinsCationsErythrocyte DeformabilityErythrocyte IndicesErythrocyte MembraneErythrocytes, AbnormalFemaleGenotypeHumansIon TransportMaleMembrane FluidityMembrane ProteinsMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutPhenotypePhosphatidylserinesPhospholipid Transfer ProteinsPotassiumSodium