B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5
Johnson K, Pflugh DL, Yu D, Hesslein DG, Lin KI, Bothwell AL, Thomas-Tikhonenko A, Schatz DG, Calame K. B cell–specific loss of histone 3 lysine 9 methylation in the VH locus depends on Pax5. Nature Immunology 2004, 5: 853-861. PMID: 15258579, PMCID: PMC1635547, DOI: 10.1038/ni1099.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsBase SequenceB-LymphocytesCell LineageCells, CulturedDNA-Binding ProteinsFlow CytometryGene Rearrangement, B-LymphocyteHematopoietic Stem CellsHistonesImmunoglobulin Heavy ChainsImmunoglobulin Variable RegionLysineMethylationMiceModels, ImmunologicalMolecular Sequence DataPAX5 Transcription FactorPrecipitin TestsReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionTranscription FactorsConceptsH3-K9 methylationDJH recombinationVH locusHistone 3 lysine 9 methylationLysine 9 methylationFunction of Pax5Non-B lineage cellsB cell-specific lossB cell commitmentHistone exchangeInactive chromatinLysine 9Histone H3Transcription factorsCell commitmentCell-specific lossInhibitory modificationMethylationLineage cellsLociPAX5B cellsHeavy chain rearrangementRecombinationChain rearrangementInterferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*
Torpey N, Maher SE, Bothwell AL, Pober JS. Interferon α but Not Interleukin 12 Activates STAT4 Signaling in Human Vascular Endothelial Cells*. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2004, 279: 26789-26796. PMID: 15087447, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m401517200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCell Line, TumorCells, CulturedChemokine CCL2DNADNA-Binding ProteinsDNA, ComplementaryDose-Response Relationship, DrugEndothelium, VascularEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayFlow CytometryHumansImmunoblottingInflammationInterferon-alphaInterleukin-12Oligonucleotide Array Sequence AnalysisPhosphorylationPrecipitin TestsProtein Structure, TertiaryRecombinant ProteinsRepressor ProteinsRetroviridaeReverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain ReactionRNARNA, MessengerSignal TransductionSTAT4 Transcription FactorSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling 3 ProteinSuppressor of Cytokine Signaling ProteinsTime FactorsTrans-ActivatorsTranscription FactorsUmbilical VeinsUp-RegulationConceptsHuman umbilical vein ECMonocyte chemoattractant protein-1Quantitative RT-PCRVascular endothelial cellsEndothelial cellsChemokine monocyte chemoattractant protein-1Chemoattractant protein-1Cultured human umbilical vein endothelial cellsPro-inflammatory behaviorIFNalpha responseHuman vascular endothelial cellsHuman umbilical vein endothelial cellsUmbilical vein endothelial cellsNeuroblastoma cell linesSuppressor of cytokineVein endothelial cellsEffector cellsInterleukin-12T cellsSTAT4 pathwayInterferon αIL12 receptorCytokinesU3A cellsRT-PCR