2008
Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus
Giambra V, Volpi S, Emelyanov AV, Pflugh D, Bothwell AL, Norio P, Fan Y, Ju Z, Skoultchi AI, Hardy RR, Frezza D, Birshtein BK. Pax5 and Linker Histone H1 Coordinate DNA Methylation and Histone Modifications in the 3′ Regulatory Region of the Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Locus. Molecular And Cellular Biology 2008, 28: 6123-6133. PMID: 18644860, PMCID: PMC2547000, DOI: 10.1128/mcb.00233-08.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAnimalsB-LymphocytesCell LineCells, CulturedDNA MethylationGenes, ImmunoglobulinHistonesMicePAX5 Transcription FactorConceptsImmunoglobulin heavy chain locusHeavy chain locusHistone modificationsDNA methylationRegulatory regionsPalindromic regionMurine immunoglobulin heavy chain locusB-cell-specific transcription factor Pax5Chain locusLinker histone H1Multiple DNase IModular patternsTranscription factor Pax5Class switch recombinationMethylation-sensitive restriction sitesActive chromatinHeavy chain allelesHypersensitive sitesHistone H1B cell differentiationDNase ISwitch recombinationPotential insulatorsRestriction sitesHS4
2003
Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1
Geirsson A, Paliwal I, Lynch RJ, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Class II transactivator promoter activity is suppressed through regulation by a trophoblast noncoding RNA1. Transplantation 2003, 76: 387-394. PMID: 12883198, DOI: 10.1097/01.tp.0000073612.04525.46.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBase SequenceDNA MethylationDNA, ComplementaryHeLa CellsHumansLuciferasesMajor Histocompatibility ComplexMolecular Sequence DataNuclear ProteinsNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticProtein Structure, TertiaryRNA, UntranslatedSuppression, GeneticTrans-ActivatorsTranscription, GeneticTransfectionTrophoblastsConceptsClass II expressionMHC class IICIITA promoter IVPromoter IVQuantitative polymerase chain reactionMajor histocompatibility complexAllograft tolerancePolymerase chain reactionFluorescence-activated cell sortingCIITA expressionHuman leukocyte antigen-DRClass IIMHC class II expressionClassic major histocompatibility complexChain reactionCell sortingPurposes of transplantationLack expressionHistocompatibility complexNoncoding RNAsII-deficient cellsSelective suppressionPromoter-reporter constructsCIITA promoterInhibitory domainHuman trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes
Geirsson A, Lynch RJ, Paliwal I, Bothwell AL, Hammond GL. Human trophoblast noncoding RNA suppresses CIITA promoter III activity in murine B-lymphocytes. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 2003, 301: 718-724. PMID: 12565840, DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(03)00028-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClass II expressionCIITA expressionPromoter IIIClassical MHC antigensMHC class IICIITA promoter IIIAllograft toleranceMHC antigensMurine B lymphocytesFunctional assessmentB lymphocytesClass III-AkIII activityPromoter-reporter constructsTrophoblastCH27BlotTransient transfectionExpressionNorthern blotNegative trans-acting factorsNoncoding RNAsSuppressionTrans-acting factors