2009
Induction 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
2004
A BAF-centred view of the immune system
Chi T. A BAF-centred view of the immune system. Nature Reviews Immunology 2004, 4: 965-977. PMID: 15573131, DOI: 10.1038/nri1501.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsChromatinDNA-Binding ProteinsHistonesHumansImmune SystemTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsChromatin-remodelling complexBAF complexRepressive chromatin structureStructure of chromatinHistone-DNA contactsTranscription factor complexPost-translational modificationsTranscriptional start siteIFN-β geneTranscriptional machineryChromatin structureTranscriptional activatorTranscriptional repressorHuman genesResponsive genesExpression of CIITAStart siteDNA sequencesFactor complexHistone octamerNucleosomesOwn replicationGene expressionGenomic DNAIFN-β expression
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
2000
Perspectives: signal transduction. Inositol phosphates in the nucleus.
Chi T, Crabtree G. Perspectives: signal transduction. Inositol phosphates in the nucleus. Science 2000, 287: 1937-9. PMID: 10755944, DOI: 10.1126/science.287.5460.1937.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchArginineCell NucleusDNA-Binding ProteinsFungal ProteinsGene Expression Regulation, FungalInositol PhosphatesMinichromosome Maintenance 1 ProteinNuclear EnvelopePhosphotransferases (Alcohol Group Acceptor)Phytic AcidRNA, FungalRNA, MessengerSaccharomyces cerevisiaeSignal TransductionTranscription FactorsTranscription, Genetic
1998
Defects in actin-cap formation in Vav-deficient mice implicate an actin requirement for lymphocyte signal transduction
Holsinger L, Graef I, Swat W, Chi T, Bautista D, Davidson L, Lewis R, Alt F, Crabtree G. Defects in actin-cap formation in Vav-deficient mice implicate an actin requirement for lymphocyte signal transduction. Current Biology 1998, 8: 563-573. PMID: 9601640, DOI: 10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70225-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsActinsAnimalsCell Cycle ProteinsCytoskeletonDNA-Binding ProteinsHumansJurkat CellsMiceNFATC Transcription FactorsNuclear ProteinsProto-Oncogene ProteinsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-vavReceptor-CD3 Complex, Antigen, T-CellReceptors, Antigen, T-CellSignal TransductionT-LymphocytesTranscription FactorsTranscription, GeneticConceptsMitogen-activated protein kinaseCap formationActin polymerizationGuanine nucleotide exchange factorsJun N-terminal kinaseTranscription factor NF-ATc1Vav-deficient miceActin-dependent pathwayStress-activated kinasesGrowth regulatory signalsActin cap formationAntigen receptor signalingEgr-1 geneLymphocyte signal transductionN-terminal kinaseAntigen-receptor interactionActin cytoskeletonExchange factorTranscriptional inductionSignal transductionDependent transcriptionProtein kinaseGTPase RacRegulatory signalsNull mutation