2021
Regulation of RNA polymerase II activity is essential for terminal erythroid maturation
Murphy ZC, Murphy K, Myers J, Getman M, Couch T, Schulz VP, Lezon-Geyda K, Palumbo C, Yan H, Mohandas N, Gallagher PG, Steiner LA. Regulation of RNA polymerase II activity is essential for terminal erythroid maturation. Blood 2021, 138: 1740-1756. PMID: 34075391, PMCID: PMC8569412, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA polymerase IIRNA polymerase II activityTerminal erythroid maturationPolymerase II activityPolymerase IIErythroid maturationHuman erythroblastsGene expressionTerminal maturationII activityStage-specific regulationHistone posttranslational modificationsTransposase-accessible chromatinErythroid-specific genesAccumulation of heterochromatinHigh-throughput sequencingLevel of transcriptionLate-stage erythroblastsEssential biologic processesAccessible chromatinHistone marksTranscription elongationChromatin structureTranscriptional repressionChromatin immunoprecipitation
2018
MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis
Rahman NT, Schulz VP, Wang L, Gallagher PG, Denisenko O, Gualdrini F, Esnault C, Krause DS. MRTFA augments megakaryocyte maturation by enhancing the SRF regulatory axis. Blood Advances 2018, 2: 2691-2703. PMID: 30337297, PMCID: PMC6199649, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2018019448.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSerum response factorHEL cellsTarget genesBinding of SRFMegakaryocyte maturationActivity of SRFSRF target genesUpregulated target genesMyocardin family proteinsTernary complex factor familyTransformation-specific proteinsPrimary hematopoietic cellsHuman erythroleukemia cell lineErythroleukemia cell lineCArG sitesPrimary human CD34Genomic sitesGenomic regionsChromatin immunoprecipitationETS factorsTranscription factorsHuman megakaryopoiesisGenomic associationsMRTFAFactor family
2013
Identification of Biologically Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells*
Su MY, Steiner LA, Bogardus H, Mishra T, Schulz VP, Hardison RC, Gallagher PG. Identification of Biologically Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 8433-8444. PMID: 23341446, PMCID: PMC3605659, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.413260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCells, CulturedChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationConserved SequenceE1A-Associated p300 ProteinEnhancer Elements, GeneticErythroid CellsGATA1 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLuciferases, FireflyMolecular Sequence AnnotationNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNAT-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1TranscriptomeConceptsHuman erythroid cellsCandidate enhancersTranscriptional start siteErythroid cellsTranscription factorsGenome-wide association study catalogCell type-specific enhancersPrimary human erythroid cellsRegulation of programsGenome-wide mapsErythroid transcription factorsErythroid cell developmentSpecialized cell typesIdentification of enhancersGene expression analysisErythroid traitsMinimal conservationChromatin immunoprecipitationModerate conservationStart siteRelevant enhancersCellular developmentGenetic lociExpression analysisReporter gene
2011
Patterns of Histone H3 Lysine 27 Monomethylation and Erythroid Cell Type-specific Gene Expression*
Steiner LA, Schulz VP, Maksimova Y, Wong C, Gallagher PG. Patterns of Histone H3 Lysine 27 Monomethylation and Erythroid Cell Type-specific Gene Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 39457-39465. PMID: 21937433, PMCID: PMC3234769, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.243006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription start siteCell type-specific gene expressionGene expressionHistone modificationsType-specific gene expressionPost-translational histone modificationsHistone H3 lysine 27Numerous cellular processesH3 lysine 27Gene-specific patternsSpecific gene expressionContext-dependent mannerExpression array analysisChromatin signaturesGene bodiesH3K27 monomethylationActive genesActive transcriptionCellular processesChromatin immunoprecipitationIndividual genesLysine 27Start siteChip microarrayErythroid cells
2010
Dynamic CO-Localization of GATA1, NFE2, and EKLF and Changes in Gene Expression During Hematopoiesis
Steiner L, Schulz V, Maksimova Y, Mahajan M, Bodine D, Gallagher P. Dynamic CO-Localization of GATA1, NFE2, and EKLF and Changes in Gene Expression During Hematopoiesis. Blood 2010, 116: 741. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v116.21.741.741.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythroid cellsGene expressionTranscription factorsProximal promoterCell type-specific gene expressionHuman beta-globin gene locusBeta-globin gene locusErythrocyte membrane protein genesErythroid-expressed genesGenome-wide scaleGlobin gene locusDNA-protein interactionsHuman primary erythroid cellsNF-E2Primary erythroid cellsMembrane protein geneSpecific gene expressionCritical regulatory elementsPrimary hematopoietic stemCommon regulatory siteUltrahigh-throughput sequencingLineage choiceChromatin immunoprecipitationCoordinated bindingEKLF
2009
Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Binding Regulate Expression of Erythrocyte Membrane Protein Genes
Steiner LA, Maksimova Y, Schulz V, Wong C, Raha D, Mahajan MC, Weissman SM, Gallagher PG. Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Binding Regulate Expression of Erythrocyte Membrane Protein Genes. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2009, 29: 5399-5412. PMID: 19687298, PMCID: PMC2756878, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00777-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsChromatinErythrocyte MembraneErythrocytesGATA1 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMembrane ProteinsNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRepressor ProteinsT-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1Transcription FactorsConceptsErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneNF-E2 bindingGATA-1Protein geneChromatin architectureFOG-1Nonerythroid cellsBinding motifDynamic chromatin architectureHistone H3 trimethylationNF-E2Numerous candidate regionsTranscription factor bindingGATA-1 bindingTranscriptional start siteComplex genetic lociParallel DNA sequencingGenomic organizationLocus structureLysine 4H3 trimethylationGene regulationChromatin immunoprecipitationStart site
2008
Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Occupancy of Erythrocyte Membrane Genes Studied by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation on Microarrays (ChIP-chip)
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Wong C, Schulz V, Gallagher P. Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Occupancy of Erythrocyte Membrane Genes Studied by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation on Microarrays (ChIP-chip). Blood 2008, 112: 2436. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.2436.2436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythrocyte membrane protein genesNF-E2 siteMembrane protein geneGATA-1 sitesTranscriptional start siteChromatin architectureTranscription factor bindingPrimary erythroid cellsGATA-1Protein geneChromatin immunoprecipitationTranscription factorsErythroid cellsH3K4me3 enrichmentFlanking DNAFactor bindingDNA sequencesK562 cellsErythroid transcription factor GATA-1Mapping protein-DNA interactionsNon-erythroid cell linesTranscription factor GATA-1Quantitative ChIP analysisTranscription factor occupancyGenome-wide scale