2022
Histone Acetyltransferases p300 and CBP Coordinate Distinct Chromatin Remodeling Programs in Vascular Smooth Muscle Plasticity
Chakraborty R, Ostriker AC, Xie Y, Dave JM, Gamez-Mendez A, Chatterjee P, Abu Y, Valentine J, Lezon-Geyda K, Greif DM, Schulz VP, Gallagher PG, Sessa WC, Hwa J, Martin KA. Histone Acetyltransferases p300 and CBP Coordinate Distinct Chromatin Remodeling Programs in Vascular Smooth Muscle Plasticity. Circulation 2022, 145: 1720-1737. PMID: 35502657, DOI: 10.1161/circulationaha.121.057599.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHistone acetylationContractile genesContractile protein expressionPhenotypic switchingHistone acetyl transferase p300Human intimal hyperplasiaPlatelet-derived growth factor treatmentAcetyl transferase p300Key regulatory mechanismSmooth muscle cell phenotypeP300 expressionP300-dependent acetylationSmooth muscle plasticityDistinct functional interactionsMuscle cell phenotypeProtein expressionIntimal hyperplasiaRole of p300Methylcytosine dioxygenase TET2Chromatin modificationsEpigenetic regulationVSMC phenotypic switchingSpecific histoneCardiovascular diseaseMaster regulator
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
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
2011
Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes
Li X, Wang S, Li Y, Deng C, Steiner LA, Xiao H, Wu C, Bungert J, Gallagher PG, Felsenfeld G, Qiu Y, Huang S. Chromatin boundaries require functional collaboration between the hSET1 and NURF complexes. Blood 2011, 118: 1386-1394. PMID: 21653943, PMCID: PMC3152501, DOI: 10.1182/blood-2010-11-319111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsErythroid genesInsulator sitesBarrier activityActive chromatin structureNucleosome remodeling activitiesChromatin barrier activityHistone H3K4 methyltransferaseChicken β-globinChromatin boundariesNURF complexChromatin structureInsulator functionNucleosome positioningMultiprotein complexesProtein complexesH3K4 methyltransferaseHS4 insulatorChromatin insulatorNURFH3K27me3 levelsLoci resultsLinker regionKnock-downΒ-globinFunctional collaboration