2022
A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription
Bullock ME, Moreno-Martinez N, Miller-Jensen K. A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription. PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18: e1010152. PMID: 36084132, PMCID: PMC9491597, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatinHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansNF-kappa BTranscription, GeneticTranscriptional ActivationVirus LatencyConceptsGene expression noiseExpression noiseTranscriptional burstingPromoter statesDifferent chromatin environmentsChromatin environmentChromatin statePause releaseTranscription factor NFChromatin accessibilityChromatin remodelingTranscriptional noiseChromatin locationsInducible transcriptionSubstantial phenotypic heterogeneityTranscriptional activationTranscription factorsTranscript distributionPolymerase complexTarget genesPolymerase bindingGene expressionPromoter activityViral activationBiological processes
2018
NF-κB-Chromatin Interactions Drive Diverse Phenotypes by Modulating Transcriptional Noise
Wong VC, Bass VL, Bullock ME, Chavali AK, Lee REC, Mothes W, Gaudet S, Miller-Jensen K. NF-κB-Chromatin Interactions Drive Diverse Phenotypes by Modulating Transcriptional Noise. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 585-599. PMID: 29346759, PMCID: PMC5812697, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional noiseIntegration sitesDiverse phenotypesRNA polymerase II regulationNoisy gene expressionGenomic integration sitesLive-cell imagingNF-κB activationChromatin environmentChromatin stateViral activationChromatin interactionsTranscript abundanceTranscription factor nuclear factor κBDivergent phenotypesGene expressionNoisy expressionNF-κBTranscript numbersNuclear factor κBPhenotypeTumor necrosis factorFactor κBActivationExpression
2015
Distinct promoter activation mechanisms modulate noise-driven HIV gene expression
Chavali AK, Wong VC, Miller-Jensen K. Distinct promoter activation mechanisms modulate noise-driven HIV gene expression. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 17661. PMID: 26666681, PMCID: PMC4678399, DOI: 10.1038/srep17661.Peer-Reviewed Original Research