2022
A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription
Bullock ME, Moreno-Martinez N, Miller-Jensen K. A transcriptional cycling model recapitulates chromatin-dependent features of noisy inducible transcription. PLOS Computational Biology 2022, 18: e1010152. PMID: 36084132, PMCID: PMC9491597, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pcbi.1010152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGene expression noiseExpression noiseTranscriptional burstingPromoter statesDifferent chromatin environmentsChromatin environmentChromatin statePause releaseTranscription factor NFChromatin accessibilityChromatin remodelingTranscriptional noiseChromatin locationsInducible transcriptionSubstantial phenotypic heterogeneityTranscriptional activationTranscription factorsTranscript distributionPolymerase complexTarget genesPolymerase bindingGene expressionPromoter activityViral activationBiological processes
2021
TNF stimulation primarily modulates transcriptional burst size of NF‐κB‐regulated genes
Bass VL, Wong VC, Bullock ME, Gaudet S, Miller‐Jensen K. TNF stimulation primarily modulates transcriptional burst size of NF‐κB‐regulated genes. Molecular Systems Biology 2021, 17: msb202010127. PMID: 34288498, PMCID: PMC8290835, DOI: 10.15252/msb.202010127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAcetylationGene Expression RegulationNF-kappa BPromoter Regions, GeneticTumor Necrosis Factor-alphaConceptsNF-κB-regulated inflammatory genesGene expression noiseOpen chromatin environmentTranscriptional burst sizeNF-κB target genesNF-κB-regulated genesHistone 3 acetylationChromatin environmentTranscription factor NF-κBTranscriptional noiseExpression noiseTranscriptional burstingTranscript distributionFactor NF-κBGene promoterSubset of cellsIntercellular heterogeneityTNF stimulationCell heterogeneityGenesTNF protein expressionTNF activationProtein expressionTranscriptionBurst size
2018
NF-κB-Chromatin Interactions Drive Diverse Phenotypes by Modulating Transcriptional Noise
Wong VC, Bass VL, Bullock ME, Chavali AK, Lee REC, Mothes W, Gaudet S, Miller-Jensen K. NF-κB-Chromatin Interactions Drive Diverse Phenotypes by Modulating Transcriptional Noise. Cell Reports 2018, 22: 585-599. PMID: 29346759, PMCID: PMC5812697, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2017.12.080.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTranscriptional noiseIntegration sitesDiverse phenotypesRNA polymerase II regulationNoisy gene expressionGenomic integration sitesLive-cell imagingNF-κB activationChromatin environmentChromatin stateViral activationChromatin interactionsTranscript abundanceTranscription factor nuclear factor κBDivergent phenotypesGene expressionNoisy expressionNF-κBTranscript numbersNuclear factor κBPhenotypeTumor necrosis factorFactor κBActivationExpression
2016
Distinct Signaling Thresholds Distinguish Friend from Foe
Miller-Jensen K. Distinct Signaling Thresholds Distinguish Friend from Foe. Cell Systems 2016, 2: 360-361. PMID: 27336965, DOI: 10.1016/j.cels.2016.06.003.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Chromatin accessibility at the HIV LTR promoter sets a threshold for NF-κB mediated viral gene expression
Miller-Jensen K, Dey SS, Pham N, Foley JE, Arkin AP, Schaffer DV. Chromatin accessibility at the HIV LTR promoter sets a threshold for NF-κB mediated viral gene expression. Integrative Biology 2012, 4: 661-671. PMID: 22555315, PMCID: PMC3362694, DOI: 10.1039/c2ib20009k.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChromatin accessibilityGene expressionChromatin environmentIntegration sitesHigher-order chromatin structureDifferent genomic environmentsLTR promoterRepressive histone marksDifferent chromatin environmentsOrder chromatin structureGene expression regulationTranscription factor inputsSame transcription factorDifferential gene expressionLevels of RelASelective gene expressionViral gene expressionViral integration sitesTranscription factor activationHIV gene regulationGenomic environmentHIV LTR promoterHistone marksChromatin featuresChromatin structure
2009
Control of Stochastic Gene Expression by Host Factors at the HIV Promoter
Burnett JC, Miller-Jensen K, Shah PS, Arkin AP, Schaffer DV. Control of Stochastic Gene Expression by Host Factors at the HIV Promoter. PLOS Pathogens 2009, 5: e1000260. PMID: 19132086, PMCID: PMC2607019, DOI: 10.1371/journal.ppat.1000260.Peer-Reviewed Original Research