From stem cell to red cell: regulation of erythropoiesis at multiple levels by multiple proteins, RNAs, and chromatin modifications

SM Hattangadi, P Wong, L Zhang… - Blood, The Journal …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
This article reviews the regulation of production of RBCs at several levels. We focus on the
regulated expansion of burst-forming unit-erythroid erythroid progenitors by glucocorticoids …

Histone modification: cause or cog?

S Henikoff, A Shilatifard - Trends in Genetics, 2011 - cell.com
Histone modifications are key components of chromatin packaging but whether they
constitute a 'code'has been contested. We believe that the central issue is causality: are …

[HTML][HTML] Conserved function of lincRNAs in vertebrate embryonic development despite rapid sequence evolution

I Ulitsky, A Shkumatava, CH Jan, H Sive, DP Bartel - Cell, 2011 - cell.com
Thousands of long intervening noncoding RNAs (lincRNAs) have been identified in
mammals. To better understand the evolution and functions of these enigmatic RNAs, we …

The diverse functions of Dot1 and H3K79 methylation

AT Nguyen, Y Zhang - Genes & development, 2011 - genesdev.cshlp.org
DOT1 (disruptor of telomeric silencing; also called Kmt4) was initially discovered in budding
yeast in a genetic screen for genes whose deletion confers defects in telomeric silencing …

DOT1L, the H3K79 methyltransferase, is required for MLL-AF9–mediated leukemogenesis

AT Nguyen, O Taranova, J He… - Blood, The Journal of the …, 2011 - ashpublications.org
Chromosomal translocations of the mixed lineage leukemia (MLL) gene are a common
cause of acute leukemias. The oncogenic function of MLL fusion proteins is, in part …

Histone modifications in transcriptional activation during plant development

A Berr, S Shafiq, WH Shen - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2011 - Elsevier
In eukaryotic cell nuclei, chromatin states dictated by different combinations of post-
translational modifications of histones, such as acetylation, methylation and …

Vertebrate intestinal endoderm development

JR Spence, R Lauf, NF Shroyer - Developmental dynamics, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
The endoderm gives rise to the lining of the esophagus, stomach and intestines, as well as
associated organs. To generate a functional intestine, a series of highly orchestrated …

Human polymerase-associated factor complex (PAFc) connects the super elongation complex (SEC) to RNA polymerase II on chromatin

N He, CK Chan, B Sobhian, S Chou… - Proceedings of the …, 2011 - National Acad Sciences
The Super Elongation Complex (SEC), containing transcription elongation
activators/coactivators P-TEFb, ELL2, AFF4/1, ENL, and AF9, is recruited by HIV-1 Tat and …

H3 lysine 4 is acetylated at active gene promoters and is regulated by H3 lysine 4 methylation

B Guillemette, P Drogaris, HHS Lin, H Armstrong… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Methylation of histone H3 lysine 4 (H3K4me) is an evolutionarily conserved modification
whose role in the regulation of gene expression has been extensively studied. In contrast …

Splicing enhances recruitment of methyltransferase HYPB/Setd2 and methylation of histone H3 Lys36

SF De Almeida, AR Grosso, F Koch, R Fenouil… - Nature structural & …, 2011 - nature.com
Several lines of recent evidence support a role for chromatin in splicing regulation. Here, we
show that splicing can also contribute to histone modification, which implies bidirectional …