2022
Histone Acetyltransferases p300 and CBP Coordinate Distinct Chromatin Remodeling Programs in Vascular Smooth Muscle Plasticity
Chakraborty R, Ostriker AC, Xie Y, Dave JM, Gamez-Mendez A, Chatterjee P, Abu Y, Valentine J, Lezon-Geyda K, Greif DM, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG, Sessa WC, Hwa J, Martin KA. Histone Acetyltransferases p300 and CBP Coordinate Distinct Chromatin Remodeling Programs in Vascular Smooth Muscle Plasticity. Circulation 2022, 145: 1720-1737. PMID: 35502657, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone acetylationContractile genesContractile protein expressionPhenotypic switchingHistone acetyl transferase p300Human intimal hyperplasiaPlatelet-derived growth factor treatmentAcetyl transferase p300Key regulatory mechanismSmooth muscle cell phenotypeP300 expressionP300-dependent acetylationSmooth muscle plasticityDistinct functional interactionsMuscle cell phenotypeProtein expressionIntimal hyperplasiaRole of p300Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET2Chromatin modificationsEpigenetic regulationVSMC phenotypic switchingSpecific histoneCardiovascular diseaseMaster regulator
2017
Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis
Glogowska E, Schneider ER, Maksimova Y, Schulz VP, Lezon-Geyda K, Wu J, Radhakrishnan K, Keel SB, Mahoney D, Freidmann AM, Altura RA, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN, Kalfa TA, Gallagher PG. Novel mechanisms of PIEZO1 dysfunction in hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2017, 130: 1845-1856. PMID: 28716860, PMCID: PMC5649553, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2017-05-786004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHereditary xerocytosisMembrane protein traffickingNext-generation sequencing-based techniquesSequencing-based techniquesMembrane protein expressionProtein traffickingFunction phenotypesCell biologyOsmotic stressWild typePIEZO1 variantsFunctional assaysNovel mechanismGenetic heterogeneityMutationsProtein expressionErythrocyte hydrationXerocytosisVivo systemTraffickingPartial gainPhenotypeChannel inactivationCation permeabilityCongenital hemolytic anemia