2010
Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis
Gallagher PG, Steiner LA, Liem RI, Owen AN, Cline AP, Seidel NE, Garrett LJ, Bodine DM. Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 4453-4465. PMID: 21099109, PMCID: PMC2993586, DOI: 10.1172/jci42240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkyrin-1 geneBarrier insulatorsTransgenic miceUpstream regionErythroid promoterChromatin configurationGene promoterErythroid cellsHereditary spherocytosisPotential pathogenetic mechanismsHuman ankyrin-1 geneHuman erythroid cell lineBarrier-associated proteinsErythroid cell linesPathogenetic mechanismsCommon causeUniform expressionNucleotide substitutionsRegion upstreamPromoter actsHuman diseasesPromoterCell linesPrimary cellsGenes
2006
Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice
Pilon AM, Nilson DG, Zhou D, Sangerman J, Townes TM, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2006, 26: 4368-4377. PMID: 16705186, PMCID: PMC1489081, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02216-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid Krüppel-like factorAlpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing proteinWild-type chromatinAHSP promoterCACCC siteBeta-globin gene transcriptionDNase I hypersensitive sitesLocal chromatin structureZinc finger proteinBeta-globin promoterKrüppel-like factorMobility shift assaysBeta-globin geneErythroid genesCACCC sequenceChromatin modulatorsFinger proteinChromatin structureSubtractive hybridizationChromatin statusCACCC boxTranscription factorsProtein geneChromatin configurationHypersensitive sites