2018
A transcription factor network represses CFTR gene expression in airway epithelial cells.
Mutolo MJ, Leir SH, Fossum SL, Browne JA, Harris A. A transcription factor network represses CFTR gene expression in airway epithelial cells. Biochemical Journal 2018, 475: 1323-1334. PMID: 29572268, PMCID: PMC6380350, DOI: 10.1042/bcj20180044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCystic fibrosisTranscription factorsAirway epitheliumEpithelial cellsCalu-3 lung epithelial cellsPrimary human bronchial epithelial cellsAirway epithelium resultsKrüppel-like factor 5Novel therapeutic targetAirway epithelial cellsEts homologous factorHuman bronchial epithelial cellsTranscription factor networkBronchial epithelial cellsLung epithelial cellsTissue-specific enhancersCystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) geneCFTR gene expressionAirway expressionTransmembrane conductance regulator geneLung diseaseCFTR mRNA levelsPancreatic ductTherapeutic targetCF morbidity
2014
An Optimized Protocol for Isolating Primary Epithelial Cell Chromatin for ChIP
Browne JA, Harris A, Leir SH. An Optimized Protocol for Isolating Primary Epithelial Cell Chromatin for ChIP. PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e100099. PMID: 24971909, PMCID: PMC4074041, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0100099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell typesChromatin immunoprecipitation dataDNA-binding proteinsLysis bufferPrimary human epithelial cellsEpithelial cell typesEpithelial cellsChromatin purificationHuman bronchial epithelial cellsENCODE consortiumHuman epithelial cellsCell chromatinNext-generation sequencingImmunoprecipitation dataCell lysis procedurePrimary human bronchial epithelial cellsChromatinFormaldehyde-fixed cellsBronchial epithelial cellsMembrane lysisSize selectionLysis procedureAdherent cellsCellsLysis step