2009
Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Binding Regulate Expression of Erythrocyte Membrane Protein Genes
Steiner LA, Maksimova Y, Schulz V, Wong C, Raha D, Mahajan MC, Weissman SM, Gallagher PG. Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Binding Regulate Expression of Erythrocyte Membrane Protein Genes. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2009, 29: 5399-5412. PMID: 19687298, PMCID: PMC2756878, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00777-09.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsChromatinErythrocyte MembraneErythrocytesGATA1 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationHeLa CellsHistone DeacetylasesHumansMembrane ProteinsNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsRepressor ProteinsT-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1Transcription FactorsConceptsErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneNF-E2 bindingGATA-1Protein geneChromatin architectureFOG-1Nonerythroid cellsBinding motifDynamic chromatin architectureHistone H3 trimethylationNF-E2Numerous candidate regionsTranscription factor bindingGATA-1 bindingTranscriptional start siteComplex genetic lociParallel DNA sequencingGenomic organizationLocus structureLysine 4H3 trimethylationGene regulationChromatin immunoprecipitationStart site
2008
Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Lin J, Owen A, Schulz V, Bodine D, Gallagher P. Insulator Elements in Erythrocyte Membrane Genes. Blood 2008, 112: 3584. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.3584.3584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythrocyte membrane protein genesPosition-effect variegationMembrane protein geneProtein geneChromatin domainsAnkyrin promoterDNA sequencesErythroid cellsInsulator elementsMapping protein-DNA interactionsHeterochromatin-mediated geneGenome-wide scaleGenomic DNA microarrayBinding of CTCFStage-specific transcriptsEnhancer-blocking functionProtein-DNA interactionsCopy number-dependent expressionTissue-specific expressionProtein gene expressionCTCF occupancyRepetitive DNAInsulator functionSeparate enhancersErythroid promoterChromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Occupancy of Erythrocyte Membrane Genes Studied by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation on Microarrays (ChIP-chip)
Steiner L, Maksimova Y, Wong C, Schulz V, Gallagher P. Chromatin Architecture and Transcription Factor Occupancy of Erythrocyte Membrane Genes Studied by Chromatin Immunoprecipitation on Microarrays (ChIP-chip). Blood 2008, 112: 2436. DOI: 10.1182/blood.v112.11.2436.2436.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchErythrocyte membrane protein genesNF-E2 siteMembrane protein geneGATA-1 sitesTranscriptional start siteChromatin architectureTranscription factor bindingPrimary erythroid cellsGATA-1Protein geneChromatin immunoprecipitationTranscription factorsErythroid cellsH3K4me3 enrichmentFlanking DNAFactor bindingDNA sequencesK562 cellsErythroid transcription factor GATA-1Mapping protein-DNA interactionsNon-erythroid cell linesTranscription factor GATA-1Quantitative ChIP analysisTranscription factor occupancyGenome-wide scaleAn insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells
Gallagher PG, Nilson DG, Steiner LA, Maksimova YD, Lin JY, Bodine DM. An insulator with barrier-element activity promotes α-spectrin gene expression in erythroid cells. Blood 2008, 113: 1547-1554. PMID: 19008453, PMCID: PMC2644083, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2008-06-164954.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntron 1Erythroid cellsErythrocyte membrane protein genesExon 1Chicken HS4 insulatorGamma-globin proteinChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysEarly erythroid developmentMembrane protein geneAlpha-spectrin geneTissue-specific expressionMembrane biogenesisErythroid developmentGlobin genesHS4 insulatorImmunoprecipitation assaysProtein geneReporter geneGene expressionDevelopmental stagesGenesPromoterAdult erythrocytesExpressionSpectrinAnkyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred
Sangerman J, Maksimova Y, Edelman EJ, Morrow JS, Forget BG, Gallagher PG. Ankyrin‐linked hereditary spherocytosis in an African–American kindred. American Journal Of Hematology 2008, 83: 789-794. PMID: 18704959, PMCID: PMC11304496, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.21254.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInitiator methionineNull allelesErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneRabbit reticulocyte lysateTissue-specific promotersErythrocyte membrane skeletonExon 1 sequencesIsoform diversityAlternative splicingTranslation initiationProtein geneAnkyrin geneMembrane skeletonAlternate polyadenylationPlasma membraneReticulocyte lysateMethionine mutationCOOH terminusErythroid cellsDownstream codonsGenomic DNANumerous isoformsAnkyrinGenes
2006
Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice
Pilon AM, Nilson DG, Zhou D, Sangerman J, Townes TM, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Alterations in Expression and Chromatin Configuration of the Alpha Hemoglobin-Stabilizing Protein Gene in Erythroid Krüppel-Like Factor-Deficient Mice. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2006, 26: 4368-4377. PMID: 16705186, PMCID: PMC1489081, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.02216-05.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid Krüppel-like factorAlpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing proteinWild-type chromatinAHSP promoterCACCC siteBeta-globin gene transcriptionDNase I hypersensitive sitesLocal chromatin structureZinc finger proteinBeta-globin promoterKrüppel-like factorMobility shift assaysBeta-globin geneErythroid genesCACCC sequenceChromatin modulatorsFinger proteinChromatin structureSubtractive hybridizationChromatin statusCACCC boxTranscription factorsProtein geneChromatin configurationHypersensitive sitesMajor erythrocyte membrane protein genes in EKLF-deficient mice
Nilson DG, Sabatino DE, Bodine DM, Gallagher PG. Major erythrocyte membrane protein genes in EKLF-deficient mice. Experimental Hematology 2006, 34: 705-712. PMID: 16728274, DOI: 10.1016/j.exphem.2006.02.018.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythrocyte membrane protein genesMembrane protein geneWild-type backgroundBand 3 geneProtein geneErythroid Krüppel-like factorGamma-globinGamma-globin mRNA levelsLevel of transcriptionGamma-globin expressionFull transcriptional activityKrüppel-like factorBeta-spectrin geneBand 3 mRNAGamma-globin mRNABeta-globin geneSteady-state mRNA levelsEmbryonic lethalityMRNA levelsEKLFAnkyrin promoterMembrane genesTranscriptional activityGlobin chain imbalanceErythroid cells
2005
GATA-1 and Oct-1 Are Required for Expression of the Human α-Hemoglobin-stabilizing Protein Gene*
Gallagher PG, Liem RI, Wong E, Weiss MJ, Bodine DM. GATA-1 and Oct-1 Are Required for Expression of the Human α-Hemoglobin-stabilizing Protein Gene*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2005, 280: 39016-39023. PMID: 16186125, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m506062200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceBinding SitesBlood ProteinsCell LineCloning, MolecularDNA, ComplementaryErythropoiesisGATA1 Transcription FactorGene ExpressionGlobinsHeLa CellsHumansMiceMice, TransgenicMolecular ChaperonesMolecular Sequence DataMutationOctamer Transcription Factor-1Promoter Regions, GeneticRecombinant ProteinsRNA, MessengerConceptsAlpha-hemoglobin-stabilizing proteinGATA-1AHSP promoterAHSP genePromoter/reporter plasmidsGel mobility shift assaysAHSP gene expressionChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysErythroid-specific expressionMobility shift assaysFurther genetic studiesHuman tissue culture cell linesErythroid proteinTissue culture cell linesErythroid promoterNonerythroid tissuesProtein geneImmunoprecipitation assaysRegulatory elementsShift assaysGene promoterReporter geneCandidate genesDNase IGene expression