2015
Pomalidomide reverses γ-globin silencing through the transcriptional reprogramming of adult hematopoietic progenitors
Dulmovits BM, Appiah-Kubi AO, Papoin J, Hale J, He M, Al-Abed Y, Didier S, Gould M, Husain-Krautter S, Singh SA, Chan KW, Vlachos A, Allen SL, Taylor N, Marambaud P, An X, Gallagher PG, Mohandas N, Lipton JM, Liu JM, Blanc L. Pomalidomide reverses γ-globin silencing through the transcriptional reprogramming of adult hematopoietic progenitors. Blood 2015, 127: 1481-1492. PMID: 26679864, PMCID: PMC4797024, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2015-09-667923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAnemia, Sickle CellBeta-GlobinsCarrier ProteinsErythroid Precursor CellsErythropoiesisFetal HemoglobinGamma-GlobinsGene Expression Regulation, DevelopmentalGenetic VectorsHematopoietic Stem CellsHistone DemethylasesHumansIkaros Transcription FactorKruppel-Like Transcription FactorsLentivirusMultiple MyelomaNeoplasm ProteinsNuclear ProteinsProteasome Endopeptidase ComplexRepressor ProteinsRNA InterferenceRNA, Small InterferingSOXD Transcription FactorsThalidomideTranscription, GeneticConceptsSickle cell anemiaCell anemiaΓ-globinThird-generation immunomodulatory drugAdult human erythroblastsMultiple myeloma patientsHematopoietic progenitorsΓ-globin levelsΓ-globin repressionCurrent therapeutic strategiesErythroid differentiation programFetal hemoglobinAdult hematopoietic progenitorsPomalidomide treatmentImmunomodulatory drugsMyeloma patientsTranscriptional reprogrammingFetal hemoglobin productionTranscription networksTherapeutic strategiesDifferentiation programPomalidomideHuman erythroblastsΒ-hemoglobinopathiesGenetic ablation
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