2022
The Coming of Age of Preclinical Models of MDS
Liu W, Teodorescu P, Halene S, Ghiaur G. The Coming of Age of Preclinical Models of MDS. Frontiers In Oncology 2022, 12: 815037. PMID: 35372085, PMCID: PMC8966105, DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.815037.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsTranscription factorsEpigenetic modifiersComplex molecular landscapeXenograft modelHematopoietic cellsDeletions/additionsMolecular landscapeRecurrent mutationsCell linesGenetic abnormalitiesMDS cellsXenograft murine modelChromosomal abnormalitiesCellsIneffective hematopoiesisTransgenicHematopoiesisMutationsPreclinical modelsWide spectrumMurine modelHeterogeneous groupLandscapeComing of age
2016
Single cell transcriptomics reveals unanticipated features of early hematopoietic precursors
Yang J, Tanaka Y, Seay M, Li Z, Jin J, Garmire LX, Zhu X, Taylor A, Li W, Euskirchen G, Halene S, Kluger Y, Snyder MP, Park IH, Pan X, Weissman SM. Single cell transcriptomics reveals unanticipated features of early hematopoietic precursors. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 45: 1281-1296. PMID: 28003475, PMCID: PMC5388401, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw1214.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHematopoietic stem cellsPrecursor cellsInduction of anemiaInterferon response genesG2/M phaseEarly precursor cellsHomeostatic cellsStages of differentiationTranscription factorsSurface markersCell cycle progressionLong-term hematopoietic stem cellsSpecific augmentationAnemic miceMarked increaseEarly hematopoietic precursorsHematopoietic precursorsStem cellsCycle progressionM phaseSingle-cell transcriptomicsCellsCell differentiationHematopoietic stressLineage-specific transcription factorsCooperative Activity of GABP with PU.1 or C/EBPε Regulates Lamin B Receptor Gene Expression, Implicating Their Roles in Granulocyte Nuclear Maturation
Malu K, Garhwal R, Pelletier MG, Gotur D, Halene S, Zwerger M, Yang ZF, Rosmarin AG, Gaines P. Cooperative Activity of GABP with PU.1 or C/EBPε Regulates Lamin B Receptor Gene Expression, Implicating Their Roles in Granulocyte Nuclear Maturation. The Journal Of Immunology 2016, 197: 910-922. PMID: 27342846, PMCID: PMC5022553, DOI: 10.4049/jimmunol.1402285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCCAAT-Enhancer-Binding ProteinsCell DifferentiationCell NucleusChromatin ImmunoprecipitationElectrophoretic Mobility Shift AssayGA-Binding Protein Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationGranulocytesHEK293 CellsHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansImmunoblottingMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMutagenesis, Site-DirectedProto-Oncogene ProteinsReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionReceptors, Cytoplasmic and NuclearSignal TransductionTrans-ActivatorsConceptsLamin B receptorTranscription factorsGene expressionInner nuclear membrane proteinNuclear membrane proteinsFamily transcription factorsNuclear envelope proteinsETS transcription factorsExpression of genesRole of ETSTranscriptional regulatorsTranscriptional activationCombinatorial actionMembrane proteinsLBR geneEts siteEarly myeloid progenitorsCCAAT enhancerGABPSuch cooperative interactionsNeutrophil differentiationGenesMyeloid progenitorsReceptor gene expressionPromoter
2015
The regulatory role of serum response factor pathway in neutrophil inflammatory response
Taylor A, Halene S. The regulatory role of serum response factor pathway in neutrophil inflammatory response. Current Opinion In Hematology 2015, 22: 67-73. PMID: 25402621, PMCID: PMC4374983, DOI: 10.1097/moh.0000000000000099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factor pathwayRole of SRFLinear actin polymerizationEssential transcription factorCell-cell interactionsRas homolog family memberAberrant myeloid differentiationFactor pathwayT cell developmentActin cytoskeletonMultiple complex rolesRegulated processSRF pathwayTranscription factorsDiaphanous 1Actin polymerizationMyeloid cell functionChromosome 5Integrin activationIntegrin complexRegulatory roleMyeloid differentiationCommon genetic aberrationsLeukocyte adhesion deficiencyAdaptive immune system
2010
Serum response factor is an essential transcription factor in megakaryocytic maturation
Halene S, Gao Y, Hahn K, Massaro S, Italiano JE, Schulz V, Lin S, Kupfer GM, Krause DS. Serum response factor is an essential transcription factor in megakaryocytic maturation. Blood 2010, 116: 1942-1950. PMID: 20525922, PMCID: PMC3173990, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-01-261743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBleeding TimeBlood PlateletsBone Marrow CellsCell DifferentiationCell LineageCells, CulturedCytoskeletonFemaleFlow CytometryGene Expression ProfilingLuminescent ProteinsMaleMegakaryocytesMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMice, TransgenicMicroscopy, Electron, TransmissionPlatelet CountPlatelet Factor 4Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionSerum Response FactorThrombocytopeniaTranscription FactorsConceptsSerum response factorCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsMADS-box transcription factorsRole of SRFNormal megakaryocyte maturationAbnormal actin distributionResponse factorEssential transcription factorNormal Mendelian frequencyMegakaryocyte developmentMuscle differentiationPF4-Cre miceStress fibersMegakaryocyte maturationMegakaryocytic maturationActin distributionMegakaryocytic lineageMendelian frequencyMegakaryocyte progenitorsVivo assaysCFU-MKGenesPlatelet productionCritical role