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
2015
The Histone Methyltransferase Setd8 Is Essential for Mammalian Erythropoiesis
Malik J, Getman M, Lillis J, Gallagher P, Steiner L. The Histone Methyltransferase Setd8 Is Essential for Mammalian Erythropoiesis. Blood 2015, 126: 3577. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v126.23.3577.3577.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCell cycle progressionNuclear condensationTranscriptional regulationMammalian erythropoiesisErythroid maturationGATA2 expressionErythroid cellsCycle progressionHistone H4 lysine 20Sole histone methyltransferaseGFP fusion proteinH4 lysine 20Histone methyltransferase Setd8Erythroid transcription factorsErythroid-specific genesEarly embryonic lethalityGlobal transcriptome analysisDNA damage responseMajority of transcriptsRNA-seq analysisCell cycle checkpointsKey regulatory regionsCommitted erythroid progenitorsErythro-myeloid progenitorsPrimary human erythroblasts
2012
Identification of Biologicaly Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells
Su M, Steiner L, Bogardus H, Schulz V, Hardison R, Gallagher P. Identification of Biologicaly Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells. Blood 2012, 120: 368. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v120.21.368.368.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTranscriptional start siteHuman erythroid cellsCell type-specific enhancersErythroid transcription factorsErythroid-specific genesTranscription factorsErythroid cellsCandidate enhancersSpecific enhancersSignificant enrichmentGene expressionPrimary human erythroid cellsRegulation of programsDisease-associated genetic variantsGenome-wide mapsHundreds of kilobasesSpecialized cell typesTranscription factor sitesKb of genesGene expression analysisParallel gene expression analysisGenomic vicinityGenomic methodologiesEvolutionary analysisHigh conservation
2003
Regulation of erythrocyte membrane protein gene expression
Gallagher PG. Regulation of erythrocyte membrane protein gene expression. Current Opinion In Hematology 2003, 10: 115-122. PMID: 12579036, DOI: 10.1097/00062752-200303000-00003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProtein gene expressionGene productsGene expressionCell typesErythroid-specific genesMultiple protein isoformsStage-specific functionsDevelopmental stage-specific functionsDifferent gene productsTissue-specific promotersSame gene productDifferent cell typesIsoform diversityGene regulationFunctional diversityNonerythroid cellsMultifunctional proteinProtein isoformsRegulatory elementsAlternate polyadenylationAlternate splicingMembrane assemblyRegulated expressionRelated genesHomologous family