2021
Regulation of RNA polymerase II activity is essential for terminal erythroid maturation
Murphy ZC, Murphy K, Myers J, Getman M, Couch T, Schulz VP, Lezon-Geyda K, Palumbo C, Yan H, Mohandas N, Gallagher PG, Steiner LA. Regulation of RNA polymerase II activity is essential for terminal erythroid maturation. Blood 2021, 138: 1740-1756. PMID: 34075391, PMCID: PMC8569412, DOI: 10.1182/blood.2020009903.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRNA polymerase IIRNA polymerase II activityTerminal erythroid maturationPolymerase II activityPolymerase IIErythroid maturationHuman erythroblastsGene expressionTerminal maturationII activityStage-specific regulationHistone posttranslational modificationsTransposase-accessible chromatinErythroid-specific genesAccumulation of heterochromatinHigh-throughput sequencingLevel of transcriptionLate-stage erythroblastsEssential biologic processesAccessible chromatinHistone marksTranscription elongationChromatin structureTranscriptional repressionChromatin immunoprecipitationImpairment 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 expressionComprehensive phenotyping of erythropoiesis in human bone marrow: Evaluation of normal and ineffective erythropoiesis
Yan H, Ali A, Blanc L, Narla A, Lane JM, Gao E, Papoin J, Hale J, Hillyer CD, Taylor N, Gallagher PG, Raza A, Kinet S, Mohandas N. Comprehensive phenotyping of erythropoiesis in human bone marrow: Evaluation of normal and ineffective erythropoiesis. American Journal Of Hematology 2021, 96: 1064-1076. PMID: 34021930, PMCID: PMC8355124, DOI: 10.1002/ajh.26247.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTerminal erythroid differentiationErythroid differentiationHuman erythropoiesisErythroid cellsErythroid progenitorsPrimary bone marrow cellsPrimary erythroid cellsDisorders of erythropoiesisStage-specific defectsErythroid progenitor cellsFunctional insightsProgenitor stageProgenitor populationsHuman bone marrowBone marrowFactor responsivenessNormal erythropoiesisProgenitor cellsBone marrow cellsDiscrete populationsColony assayFlow cytometry-based techniqueDifferentiationProliferative capacityEarly population
2020
Comprehensive proteomic analysis of murine terminal erythroid differentiation
Gautier EF, Leduc M, Ladli M, Schulz VP, Lefèvre C, Boussaid I, Fontenay M, Lacombe C, Verdier F, Guillonneau F, Hillyer CD, Mohandas N, Gallagher PG, Mayeux P. Comprehensive proteomic analysis of murine terminal erythroid differentiation. Blood Advances 2020, 4: 1464-1477. PMID: 32282884, PMCID: PMC7160260, DOI: 10.1182/bloodadvances.2020001652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsErythroblastsErythroid CellsErythropoiesisHumansLeukemia, Erythroblastic, AcuteMiceProteomicsConceptsTerminal erythroid differentiationErythroid differentiationProteomic dataMurine terminal erythroid differentiationTerminal differentiationOverall cellular contentComprehensive proteomic dataComprehensive proteomic analysisMurine erythroid cellsTerminal differentiation processMost biologic processesProteome levelComparison of murineHuman proteomeProteomic analysisTranscriptomic changesChromatin condensationProteomeErythroid cellsFundamental mechanismsRed cell disordersDifferentiation processErythroid progenitorsFriend erythroleukemiaCellular model
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 expression
2016
Adult human megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors are in the CD34+CD38mid fraction
Sanada C, Xavier-Ferrucio J, Lu YC, Min E, Zhang PX, Zou S, Kang E, Zhang M, Zerafati G, Gallagher PG, Krause DS. Adult human megakaryocyte-erythroid progenitors are in the CD34+CD38mid fraction. Blood 2016, 128: 923-933. PMID: 27268089, PMCID: PMC4990855, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2016-01-693705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMegakaryocyte/erythroid progenitorsComparative expression analysisNovel enrichment strategyMegakaryocyte-erythroid progenitorsPurification strategySingle-cell levelShort hairpin RNAFate decisionsE lineageNovel purification strategyLineage fateLineage commitmentGranulocyte colony-stimulating factor-mobilized peripheral bloodMK lineageExpression analysisE progenitorsErythroid lineageFactor-mobilized peripheral bloodDifferential expressionES cellsErythroid progenitorsMYB knockdownHairpin RNALineagesColony-forming unitsCTCF and CohesinSA-1 Mark Active Promoters and Boundaries of Repressive Chromatin Domains in Primary Human Erythroid Cells
Steiner LA, Schulz V, Makismova Y, Lezon-Geyda K, Gallagher PG. CTCF and CohesinSA-1 Mark Active Promoters and Boundaries of Repressive Chromatin Domains in Primary Human Erythroid Cells. PLOS ONE 2016, 11: e0155378. PMID: 27219007, PMCID: PMC4878738, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0155378.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBinding SitesCCCTC-Binding FactorCells, CulturedChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationErythroid CellsErythropoiesisGene Expression ProfilingHematopoietic Stem CellsHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansK562 CellsNuclear ProteinsPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProtein Interaction MapsRepressor ProteinsSequence Analysis, RNAConceptsPrimary human erythroid cellsRepressive chromatin domainsHuman erythroid cellsChromatin domainsErythroid cellsChromatin architectureGene promoterGene expressionPrimary human hematopoietic stemCell type-specific mannerCritical cellular processesSites of CTCFGenome-wide dataHigh-throughput sequencingMRNA transcriptome analysisHuman hematopoietic stemRepressive chromatinCohesin sitesProtein occupancyInsulator functionRepressive domainsTranscriptional regulationCTCF sitesDomain architectureRelated gene expression
2013
Identification of Biologically Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells*
Su MY, Steiner LA, Bogardus H, Mishra T, Schulz VP, Hardison RC, Gallagher PG. Identification of Biologically Relevant Enhancers in Human Erythroid Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2013, 288: 8433-8444. PMID: 23341446, PMCID: PMC3605659, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m112.413260.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceBasic Helix-Loop-Helix Transcription FactorsCells, CulturedChromatinChromatin ImmunoprecipitationConserved SequenceE1A-Associated p300 ProteinEnhancer Elements, GeneticErythroid CellsGATA1 Transcription FactorGene Expression RegulationGenes, ReporterHigh-Throughput Nucleotide SequencingHumansKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLuciferases, FireflyMolecular Sequence AnnotationNF-E2 Transcription Factor, p45 SubunitOligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPolymorphism, Single NucleotidePromoter Regions, GeneticProtein BindingProto-Oncogene ProteinsRNA, MessengerSequence Analysis, DNAT-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia Protein 1TranscriptomeConceptsHuman erythroid cellsCandidate enhancersTranscriptional start siteErythroid cellsTranscription factorsGenome-wide association study catalogCell type-specific enhancersPrimary human erythroid cellsRegulation of programsGenome-wide mapsErythroid transcription factorsErythroid cell developmentSpecialized cell typesIdentification of enhancersGene expression analysisErythroid traitsMinimal conservationChromatin immunoprecipitationModerate conservationStart siteRelevant enhancersCellular developmentGenetic lociExpression analysisReporter gene
2012
Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis
Zarychanski R, Schulz VP, Houston BL, Maksimova Y, Houston DS, Smith B, Rinehart J, Gallagher PG. Mutations in the mechanotransduction protein PIEZO1 are associated with hereditary xerocytosis. Blood 2012, 120: 1908-1915. PMID: 22529292, PMCID: PMC3448561, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2012-04-422253.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAmino Acid SequenceAnemia, Hemolytic, CongenitalBase SequenceDNA Mutational AnalysisErythroid CellsExomeFamily HealthFemaleGene ExpressionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHumansHydrops FetalisIon ChannelsMaleMass SpectrometryMechanotransduction, CellularMolecular Sequence DataMutationPedigreeProteomicsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionConceptsPiezo proteinsErythrocyte volume homeostasisAutosomal dominant hemolytic anemiaHereditary xerocytosisPiezo familyMammalian cellsTransduction channelsCell mRNADiscovery proteomicsPIEZO1 mutationsGenetic diseasesSegregation analysisDisease phenotypeMutationsLinkage studiesHuman erythrocyte membranesProteinExome sequencingNumber analysisNovel mutationsPiezo1DNA levelsXerocytosisFirst reportVolume homeostasis
2011
Patterns of Histone H3 Lysine 27 Monomethylation and Erythroid Cell Type-specific Gene Expression*
Steiner LA, Schulz VP, Maksimova Y, Wong C, Gallagher PG. Patterns of Histone H3 Lysine 27 Monomethylation and Erythroid Cell Type-specific Gene Expression*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2011, 286: 39457-39465. PMID: 21937433, PMCID: PMC3234769, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m111.243006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscription start siteCell type-specific gene expressionGene expressionHistone modificationsType-specific gene expressionPost-translational histone modificationsHistone H3 lysine 27Numerous cellular processesH3 lysine 27Gene-specific patternsSpecific gene expressionContext-dependent mannerExpression array analysisChromatin signaturesGene bodiesH3K27 monomethylationActive genesActive transcriptionCellular processesChromatin immunoprecipitationIndividual genesLysine 27Start siteChip microarrayErythroid cells
2010
Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis
Gallagher PG, Steiner LA, Liem RI, Owen AN, Cline AP, Seidel NE, Garrett LJ, Bodine DM. Mutation of a barrier insulator in the human ankyrin-1 gene is associated with hereditary spherocytosis. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2010, 120: 4453-4465. PMID: 21099109, PMCID: PMC2993586, DOI: 10.1172/jci42240.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnkyrin-1 geneBarrier insulatorsTransgenic miceUpstream regionErythroid promoterChromatin configurationGene promoterErythroid cellsHereditary spherocytosisPotential pathogenetic mechanismsHuman ankyrin-1 geneHuman erythroid cell lineBarrier-associated proteinsErythroid cell linesPathogenetic mechanismsCommon causeUniform expressionNucleotide substitutionsRegion upstreamPromoter actsHuman diseasesPromoterCell linesPrimary cellsGenes
2008
An 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 erythrocytesExpressionSpectrin
2004
Human potassium chloride cotransporter 1 (SLC12A4) promoter is regulated by AP-2 and contains a functional downstream promoter element
Zhou GP, Wong C, Su R, Crable SC, Anderson KP, Gallagher PG. Human potassium chloride cotransporter 1 (SLC12A4) promoter is regulated by AP-2 and contains a functional downstream promoter element. Blood 2004, 103: 4302-4309. PMID: 14976052, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2003-01-0107.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords5' Untranslated RegionsAcetylationBase SequenceCarcinoma, HepatocellularChromatinCloning, MolecularDNA-Binding ProteinsErythroid CellsHeLa CellsHumansK562 CellsMolecular Sequence DataPrecipitin TestsPromoter Regions, GeneticSp1 Transcription FactorSymportersTranscription Factor AP-2Transcription FactorsTranscription Initiation SiteConceptsDownstream promoter elementAP-2Gene promoterSp1 sitesK-Cl cotransportPromoter elementsKCC1 geneMammalian gene promotersElectrophoretic mobility shift assaysChromatin immunoprecipitation assaysFull promoter activityMobility shift assaysCore promoter regionReporter gene assayChloride cotransporter 1TATA boxImmunoprecipitation assaysInitiator elementShift assaysHeterologous cellsMutational analysisDNase IPromoter regionGenomic DNAPromoter activity