2021
BACH1, the master regulator of oxidative stress, has a dual effect on CFTR expression
NandyMazumdar M, Paranjapye A, Browne J, Yin S, Leir SH, Harris A. BACH1, the master regulator of oxidative stress, has a dual effect on CFTR expression. Biochemical Journal 2021, 478: 3741-3756. PMID: 34605540, PMCID: PMC8589331, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20210252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic-Leucine Zipper Transcription FactorsCell Line, TumorCell ProliferationCystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance RegulatorEpithelial CellsGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationGlutamate-Cysteine LigaseGlutathioneHeme Oxygenase-1HumansHydrogen PeroxideNF-E2-Related Factor 2Oxidative StressOxygenPromoter Regions, GeneticRNA, Small InterferingSignal TransductionConceptsCis-regulatory elementsTranscription factorsCFTR expressionMaster regulatorHigher-order chromatin structureOrder chromatin structureMultiple cis-regulatory elementsFine-tune expressionSpecific transcription factorsCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneCFTR gene expressionCell-specific expressionTransmembrane conductance regulator geneOxidative stressArchitectural proteinsChromatin structureLocus architectureTune expressionBTB domainCNC homolog 1SiRNA screenRegulator geneGene promoterEnvironmental cuesPhysiological oxygen
2019
Transcriptional networks in the human epididymis
Browne JA, Leir S, Yin S, Harris A. Transcriptional networks in the human epididymis. Andrology 2019, 7: 741-747. PMID: 31050198, PMCID: PMC6688904, DOI: 10.1111/andr.12629.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte nuclear factor 1Transcription factorsChIP-seqRNA-seqOpen chromatinHEE cellsTranscription factor networkCis-regulatory elementsDistinct specialized functionsGene ontology analysisSpecific transcription factorsDistinct gene expression profilesDistinct transcriptional programsNon-coding RNAsKey transcription factorSiRNA-mediated depletionHuman epididymisGene expression profilesNuclear factor 1Antiviral response genesTF targetsTranscriptional networksDNase-seqFactor networkTranscriptional programs
2018
A novel transcriptional network for the androgen receptor in human epididymis epithelial cells
Yang R, Browne JA, Eggener SE, Leir SH, Harris A. A novel transcriptional network for the androgen receptor in human epididymis epithelial cells. Molecular Human Reproduction 2018, 24: 433-443. PMID: 30016502, PMCID: PMC6454485, DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gay029.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAndrogen receptorHEE cellsHuman epididymis epithelial cellsEpithelial cellsAR activationTranscriptional networksEunice Kennedy Shriver National InstituteChIP-seqProstate cancer cell linesPARTICIPANTS/MATERIALSNational InstituteSynthetic androgen R1881ROLE OF CHANCEEpididymis epitheliumDistinct androgen receptorsProstate gland epitheliumRNA-seqRunt-related transcription factor 1Single androgen receptorCancer cell linesSilico motif analysisTranscription factor 1Prostate cancerAndrogen R1881Cis-regulatory elements
2016
HNF1 regulates critical processes in the human epididymis epithelium
Browne JA, Yang R, Eggener SE, Leir SH, Harris A. HNF1 regulates critical processes in the human epididymis epithelium. Molecular And Cellular Endocrinology 2016, 425: 94-102. PMID: 26808453, PMCID: PMC4799753, DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.01.021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHepatocyte nuclear factor 1Transcription factorsHuman epididymis epithelial cellsCis-regulatory elementsChIP-seq peaksProcess enrichment analysisHNF1β transcription factorHEE cellsNuclear factor 1Luminal environmentChromatin genomeChromatin immunoprecipitationTranscriptional programsCoordinated expressionRNA-seqEpithelial transportRegulatory elementsTarget genesBioinformatics predictionCritical genesEnrichment analysisDeep sequencingEpididymis functionCritical processSperm maturation