2021
Impairment of human terminal erythroid differentiation by histone deacetylase 5 deficiency
Wang Y, Li W, Schulz VP, Zhao H, Qu X, Qi Q, Cheng Y, Guo X, Zhang S, Wei X, Liu D, Yazdanbakhsh K, Hillyer CD, Mohandas N, Chen L, Gallagher PG, An X. Impairment of human terminal erythroid differentiation by histone deacetylase 5 deficiency. Blood 2021, 138: 1615-1627. PMID: 34036344, PMCID: PMC8554652, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020007401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal erythroid differentiationChromatin condensationErythroid differentiationHuman erythroid cellsAcetylation of H4RNA sequencing analysisEnucleation of erythroblastsGroup of enzymesLate-stage erythroblastsErythroid cell culturesHDAC family membersActivation of p53Short hairpin RNAChromatin accessibilityATAC-seqMammalian erythropoiesisH4 deacetylationNonhistone proteinsH4 acetylationDiverse functionsHDAC inhibitor treatmentHuman erythropoiesisKnockdown of HDAC5Erythroid cellsGene expression
2014
Neuronal mechanism for acute mechanosensitivity in tactile-foraging waterfowl
Schneider ER, Mastrotto M, Laursen WJ, Schulz VP, Goodman JB, Funk OH, Gallagher PG, Gracheva EO, Bagriantsev SN. Neuronal mechanism for acute mechanosensitivity in tactile-foraging waterfowl. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2014, 111: 14941-14946. PMID: 25246547, PMCID: PMC4205607, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1413656111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTrigeminal ganglionIon channel Piezo2Light mechanical stimuliMechanoreceptive neuronsTG neuronsPrimary afferentsMechanical stimuliTrigeminal afferentsNeuronal excitationEnd organsNeuronal mechanismsDirect mechanical stimulationCellular mechanismsMechanical stimulationAfferentsNeuronsLow thresholdNumerical expansionGangliaStimuli
2011
Erythrocyte peripheral type benzodiazepine receptor/voltage-dependent anion channels are upregulated by Plasmodium falciparum
Bouyer G, Cueff A, Egée S, Kmiecik J, Maksimova Y, Glogowska E, Gallagher PG, Thomas SL. Erythrocyte peripheral type benzodiazepine receptor/voltage-dependent anion channels are upregulated by Plasmodium falciparum. Blood 2011, 118: 2305-2312. PMID: 21795748, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-01-329300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPeripheral-type benzodiazepine receptorBenzodiazepine receptorsNew permeability pathwaysP falciparumPlasmodium falciparumFalciparum-infected erythrocytesAnti-malarial therapyP falciparum-infected erythrocytesErythrocyte membranesInfected erythrocytesAnion channelIntraerythrocytic growthFalciparumReceptorsSelective inhibitionEndogenous channelsVoltage-dependent anion channelPharmacologic applicationsPermeability pathwaysErythrocytesMolecular identityObvious targetTherapy