2007
Regulators of Erythrocyte Volume as Modifiers in Sickle Cell Disease: The Gardos Channel.
Tian C, Okam M, Alper S, Steinberg M, Brugnara C, Gallagher P. Regulators of Erythrocyte Volume as Modifiers in Sickle Cell Disease: The Gardos Channel. Blood 2007, 110: 3387. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v110.11.3387.3387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchModifier genesMissense mutationsChannel genesSequence analysisErythrocyte hydrationSmaller mRNA speciesGenetic variantsReverse transcription-PCR analysisNucleotide sequence analysisBand 3Disease-associated mutationsCore promoter regionFunction of transportersBand 3 geneAquaporin-1 geneAberrant mRNAsSmaller transcriptMRNA speciesIdentification of targetsAquaporin 3 genePromoter regionSplice junctionsChannel proteinsChannel mRNARegion exons
2005
The Human Alpha Hemoglobin Stabilizing Protein (AHSP) Gene Locus in EKLF-Deficient Erythroid Cells.
Pilon A, Zhou D, Weiss M, Townes T, Bodine D, Gallagher P. The Human Alpha Hemoglobin Stabilizing Protein (AHSP) Gene Locus in EKLF-Deficient Erythroid Cells. Blood 2005, 106: 1740. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v106.11.1740.1740.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCACCC siteErythroid cellsWild typeModifier genesDNase I hypersensitive site mappingLocal chromatin structureΒ-globin transcriptionErythroid-specific proteinΒ-globin gene promoterDNA-protein complexesFetal liver cellsTranscription factor EKLFChromatin immunoprecipitation analysisΒ-globin sequencesHypersensitive site mappingFetal liverMobility shift assaysPromoter-luciferase reporter plasmidProximal CACCC boxFetal liver DNACore promoter regionAHSP promoterDeficient fetal liver cellsEKLF geneChromatin modulators
2004
Human potassium chloride cotransporter 1 (SLC12A4) promoter is regulated by AP-2 and contains a functional downstream promoter element
Zhou GP, Wong C, Su R, Crable SC, Anderson KP, Gallagher PG. Human potassium chloride cotransporter 1 (SLC12A4) promoter is regulated by AP-2 and contains a functional downstream promoter element. Blood 2004, 103: 4302-4309. PMID: 14976052, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-01-0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAcetylationBase SequenceCarcinoma, HepatocellularChromatinCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsErythroid CellsHeLa CellsHumansK562 CellsMolecular Sequence DataPrecipitin TestsPromoter Regions, GeneticSp1 Transcription FactorSymportersTranscription Factor AP-2Transcription FactorsTranscription Initiation SiteConceptsDownstream promoter elementAP-2Gene promoterSp1 sitesK-Cl cotransportPromoter elementsKCC1 geneMammalian gene promotersElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysFull promoter activityMobility shift assaysCore promoter regionReporter gene assayChloride cotransporter 1TATA boxImmunoprecipitation assaysInitiator elementShift assaysHeterologous cellsMutational analysisDNase IPromoter regionGenomic DNAPromoter activity