2021
Impairment of human terminal erythroid differentiation by histone deacetylase 5 deficiency
Wang Y, Li W, Schulz VP, Zhao H, Qu X, Qi Q, Cheng Y, Guo X, Zhang S, Wei X, Liu D, Yazdanbakhsh K, Hillyer CD, Mohandas N, Chen L, Gallagher PG, An X. Impairment of human terminal erythroid differentiation by histone deacetylase 5 deficiency. Blood 2021, 138: 1615-1627. PMID: 34036344, PMCID: PMC8554652, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020007401.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal erythroid differentiationChromatin condensationErythroid differentiationHuman erythroid cellsAcetylation of H4RNA sequencing analysisEnucleation of erythroblastsGroup of enzymesLate-stage erythroblastsErythroid cell culturesHDAC family membersActivation of p53Short hairpin RNAChromatin accessibilityATAC-seqMammalian erythropoiesisH4 deacetylationNonhistone proteinsH4 acetylationDiverse functionsHDAC inhibitor treatmentHuman erythropoiesisKnockdown of HDAC5Erythroid cellsGene expression
2019
A Unique Epigenomic Landscape Defines Human Erythropoiesis
Schulz VP, Yan H, Lezon-Geyda K, An X, Hale J, Hillyer CD, Mohandas N, Gallagher PG. A Unique Epigenomic Landscape Defines Human Erythropoiesis. Cell Reports 2019, 28: 2996-3009.e7. PMID: 31509757, PMCID: PMC6863094, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2019.08.020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChromatinChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyDNA MethylationEpigenesis, GeneticErythroid CellsErythropoiesisGene Expression ProfilingGene Expression RegulationHematologic DiseasesHematopoietic Stem CellsHumansMultigene FamilyPolymorphism, Single NucleotideRegulatory Sequences, Nucleic AcidTranscriptomeConceptsChromatin accessibilityDNA methylationHuman erythropoiesisStage-specific gene regulationErythroid cellsPrimary human erythroid cellsChromatin state dynamicsCell typesCis-regulatory elementsGenome-wide studiesSpecialized cell typesHuman erythroid cellsCell phenotypic variationNonhematopoietic cell typesChromatin primingErythroid genesEpigenomic landscapeGene regulationMammalian erythropoiesisPhenotypic variationTranscriptome dataOrganismal needsRegulation of erythropoiesisNonpromoter sitesGene expressionMKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation
Hu X, Liu ZZ, Chen X, Schulz VP, Kumar A, Hartman AA, Weinstein J, Johnston JF, Rodriguez EC, Eastman AE, Cheng J, Min L, Zhong M, Carroll C, Gallagher PG, Lu J, Schwartz M, King MC, Krause DS, Guo S. MKL1-actin pathway restricts chromatin accessibility and prevents mature pluripotency activation. Nature Communications 2019, 10: 1695. PMID: 30979898, PMCID: PMC6461646, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-09636-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCell fate reprogrammingChromatin accessibilityActin cytoskeletonSomatic cell reprogrammingPluripotency transcription factorsGlobal chromatin accessibilityGenomic accessibilityCytoskeleton (LINC) complexCell reprogrammingCytoskeletal genesTranscription factorsReprogrammingPluripotencyChromatinCytoskeletonMKL1Unappreciated aspectPathwayNuclear volumeNucleoskeletonSUN2CellsActivationGenesExpression
2016
Setd1a and NURF mediate chromatin dynamics and gene regulation during erythroid lineage commitment and differentiation
Li Y, Schulz VP, Deng C, Li G, Shen Y, Tusi BK, Ma G, Stees J, Qiu Y, Steiner LA, Zhou L, Zhao K, Bungert J, Gallagher PG, Huang S. Setd1a and NURF mediate chromatin dynamics and gene regulation during erythroid lineage commitment and differentiation. Nucleic Acids Research 2016, 44: 7173-7188. PMID: 27141965, PMCID: PMC5009724, DOI: 10.1093/nar/gkw327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsAntigens, NuclearCell LineageCells, CulturedChromatinChromatin Assembly and DisassemblyChromatin ImmunoprecipitationErythroblastsErythrocyte CountErythrocytesErythropoiesisFemaleGene Expression RegulationHemoglobinsHistone-Lysine N-MethyltransferaseHistonesHumansLysineMaleMethylationMiceMice, KnockoutMicrococcal NucleaseMultiprotein ComplexesNerve Tissue ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticSpleenTranscription FactorsUpstream Stimulatory FactorsConceptsNURF complexChromatin dynamicsErythroid genesLineage commitmentAdult β-globin geneErythroid gene promotersErythroid lineage differentiationCell context-dependent mannerErythroid lineage commitmentChromatin structural alterationsContext-dependent mannerΒ-globin geneChromatin architectureEnhancer accessibilityChromatin accessibilityNucleosome repositioningTranscription regulationChromatin structureH3K4 methylationGene regulationComplex occupancyMammalian cellsGene activationGene transcriptionLineage differentiation