2009
Molecular basis of CD4 repression by the Swi/Snf‐like BAF chromatin remodeling complex
Wan M, Zhang J, Lai D, Jani A, Prestone‐Hurlburt P, Zhao L, Ramachandran A, Schnitzler GR, Chi T. Molecular basis of CD4 repression by the Swi/Snf‐like BAF chromatin remodeling complex. European Journal Of Immunology 2009, 39: 580-588. PMID: 19180471, PMCID: PMC2774848, DOI: 10.1002/eji.200838909.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD4 repressionCD4 silencerDominant negative mutantBAF complexNegative mutantSWI/SNF-like BAF chromatinBRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) chromatinCD4 silencer functionLinker histone H1Factor (BAF) chromatinT cell developmentKey repressorBAF chromatinSilencer functionBAF57Histone H1ChromatinMolecular basisFlanking regionsRepressionTranslational frameCD4 transcriptionSilencerEarly thymocytesMutantsInduction of TLR4-target genes entails calcium/calmodulin-dependent regulation of chromatin remodeling
Lai D, Wan M, Wu J, Preston-Hurlburt P, Kushwaha R, Grundström T, Imbalzano AN, Chi T. Induction of TLR4-target genes entails calcium/calmodulin-dependent regulation of chromatin remodeling. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2009, 106: 1169-1174. PMID: 19164553, PMCID: PMC2633529, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0811274106.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCalcium/CaMChromatin remodelingBAF complexSWI/SNF-like BAF chromatinTarget genesDominant negative mutantCalcium/calmodulinCalmodulin-dependent regulationHMG domainBAF chromatinCaM-binding peptideNegative mutantGene expressionCaM antagonistsGenesToll-like receptor 4ChromatinRegulationRemodelingRecruitmentComplexesBAF57RNAiMutantsInduction
2002
Reciprocal regulation of CD4/CD8 expression by SWI/SNF-like BAF complexes
Chi TH, Wan M, Zhao K, Taniuchi I, Chen L, Littman DR, Crabtree GR. Reciprocal regulation of CD4/CD8 expression by SWI/SNF-like BAF complexes. Nature 2002, 418: 195-199. PMID: 12110891, DOI: 10.1038/nature00876.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsCD4 AntigensCD8 AntigensChromatinCross-Linking ReagentsDNA HelicasesDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryGene Expression RegulationGene SilencingMacromolecular SubstancesMiceMice, TransgenicMutationNuclear ProteinsProtein BindingProtein Structure, TertiaryProtein SubunitsThymus GlandTranscription FactorsConceptsBAF complexCD4 silencerYeast SWI/SNF complexSWI/SNF-like BAF complexHigh mobility group domainSWI/SNF complexLineage-specific genesDNA-binding subunitLineage bifurcationChromatin remodellingHMG domainChromatin lociSNF complexDNA bendingReciprocal regulationGroup domainCD4/CD8 expressionCell killingThymic developmentSilencerMutationsComplexesExpressionBAF57BRG