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
2012
Altered subcellular localization of transcription factor TEAD4 regulates first mammalian cell lineage commitment
Home P, Saha B, Ray S, Dutta D, Gunewardena S, Yoo B, Pal A, Vivian JL, Larson M, Petroff M, Gallagher PG, Schulz VP, White KL, Golos TG, Behr B, Paul S. Altered subcellular localization of transcription factor TEAD4 regulates first mammalian cell lineage commitment. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2012, 109: 7362-7367. PMID: 22529382, PMCID: PMC3358889, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1201595109.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBlastocystBlastocyst Inner Cell MassBlastomeresBlotting, WesternCattleCDX2 Transcription FactorCell LineageCell NucleusCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsEmbryonic Stem CellsGATA3 Transcription FactorGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGreen Fluorescent ProteinsHEK293 CellsHomeodomain ProteinsHumansMacaca mulattaMiceMice, TransgenicMuscle ProteinsRatsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNA InterferenceTEA Domain Transcription FactorsTranscription FactorsConceptsInner cell massTranscriptional programsICM lineagesSubcellular localizationNuclear localizationInner blastomeresCell fate specificationSpecific transcriptional programsCell lineage commitmentAltered subcellular localizationTranscription factor TEAD4Preimplantation mouse embryosFate specificationLineage commitmentTarget genesMouse embryosCell lineagesTEAD4LineagesBlastomeresBlastocyst formationCell massDifferential functionGenesLocalization
2011
Single-lineage transcriptome analysis reveals key regulatory pathways in primitive erythroid progenitors in the mouse embryo
Isern J, He Z, Fraser ST, Nowotschin S, Ferrer-Vaquer A, Moore R, Hadjantonakis AK, Schulz V, Tuck D, Gallagher PG, Baron MH. Single-lineage transcriptome analysis reveals key regulatory pathways in primitive erythroid progenitors in the mouse embryo. Blood 2011, 117: 4924-4934. PMID: 21263157, PMCID: PMC3100699, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-10-313676.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceCell LineageCytokinesDNA PrimersEpsilon-GlobinsErythroid Precursor CellsErythropoiesisFemaleGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGene Regulatory NetworksGlycolysisGreen Fluorescent ProteinsGrowth SubstancesMaleMiceMice, Inbred ICRMice, TransgenicOxygenPregnancyRecombinant Fusion ProteinsRNA, MessengerSignal TransductionConceptsPrimitive erythroid progenitorsMouse embryosErythroid progenitorsGlobal expression profilesEmbryonic day 7.5Critical regulatory factorKey regulatory pathwaysOnset of circulationFirst transcriptomeRemarkable proliferative capacityTranscript diversityTransgenic reporterTranscriptome analysisFirst cell typeRegulatory pathwaysHematopoietic lineagesExpression profilesRegulatory factorsCell typesDay 7.5EmbryosProgenitorsYolk sacBlood progenitorsGlycolytic profile