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