Article | Application | Cell Type | UCOE element used | Protein Expressed |
Correlation of DNA methylation with histone modifications across the HNRPA2B1-CBX3 ubiquitously-acting chromatin open element (UCOE). Lindahl Allen M, Antoniou M. Epigenetics. 2007 Oct-Dec;2(4):227-36. |
Basic mechanisms |
Human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) |
5kb human HNRPA2B1-CBX3 region |
N/A |
Epigenetic regulatory elements associate with specific histone modifications to prevent silencing of telomeric genes. Majocchi S, Aritonovska E, Mermod N. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014 Jan;42(1):193-204. |
Basic mechanisms |
HeLa |
1.5kb human HNRPA2B1 |
N/A |
Integrative analysis of methylome and transcriptome reveals the importance of unmethylated CpGs in non-CpG island gene activation. Marx A, Kahan T, Simon I. Biomed Res Int. 2013 2013:785731. |
Basic mechanisms |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Transcriptional Regulation of the Human TATA Binding Protein Gene. Harland L, Crombie R, Anson S, deBoer J, Ioannou PA, Antoniou M. Genomics. 2002 Apr;79(4):479-82. |
Basic mechanisms |
Murine L-cells |
44 kb human TBP region |
N/A |
Transgenes encompassing dual-promoter CpG islands from the human TBP and HNRPA2B1 loci are resistant to heterochromatin-mediated silencing. Antoniou M, Harland L, Mustoe T, Williams S, Holdstock J, Yague E, Mulcahy T, Griffiths M, Edwards S, Ioannou PA, M |
Basic mechanisms |
Murine L-cells CHO |
25 kb human TBP; 16 kb human HNRPA2B1 |
EGFP |
Interplay of Promoter Usage and Intragenic CpG Content: Impact on GFP Reporter Gene Expression. Krinner S, Heitzer A, Asbach B, Wagner R. Hum Gene Ther. 2015 Dec;26(12):826-40. doi: 10.1089/hum.2015.075. Epub 2015 Sep 29. |
Bioprocessing |
Flp-In CHO P19 |
2.2 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
EGFP |
Assessment of UCOE on Recombinant EPO Production and Expression Stability in Amplified Chinese Hamster Ovary Cells. Betts Z, Dickson AJ. Mol Biotechnol. 2015 Sep;57(9):846-58. doi: 10.1007/s12033-015-9877-y. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-DG44 |
8kb human HNRPA2B1 linked upstream of hCMV promoter |
EPO |
Chromatin Function Modifying Elements in an Industrial Antibody Production Platform - Comparison of UCOE, MAR, STAR and cHS4 Elements. Saunders F, Sweeney B, Antoniou MN, Stephens P, Cain K. PLoS One. 2015 Apr 7;10(4):e0120096. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-K1 |
1.5kb human HNRPA2B1 linked upstream of hCMV promoter |
mAb |
CpG-island fragments from the HNRPA2B1/CBX3 genomic locus reduce silencing and enhance transgene expression from the hCMV promoter/enhancer in mammalian cells. Williams S, Mustoe T, Mulcahy T, Griffiths M, Simpson D, Antoniou M, Irvine A, Mountain A, Crom |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-K1 |
1.5 kb 4 kb 8 kb human HNRPA2B1, all linked upstream of hCMV promoter |
EGFP EPO |
Effect of different UCOE-promoter combinations in creation of engineered cell lines for the production of Factor VIII. Nair AR, Jinger X, Hermiston TW. BMC Res Notes. 2011 Jun 10;4:178. |
Bioprocessing |
BHK21 |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1; 3.2 kb mouse Rps3; linked upstream of hCMV |
B domain deleted factor VIII (BDD-FVIII) |
Evaluating the interaction between UCOE and DHFR-linked amplification and stability of recombinant protein expression. Betts Z, Croxford AS, Dickson AJ. Biotechnol Prog. 2015 Jul-Aug;31(4):1014-25. doi: 10.1002/btpr.2083. Epub 2015 Apr 8. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-DG44 |
8 kb human HNRPA2B1 upstream of hCMV |
EGFP |
High-throughput ClonePix FL analysis of mAb-expressing clones using the UCOE expression system. Hou JJ, Hughes BS, Smede M, Leung KM, Levine K, Rigby S, Gray PP, Munro TP. N Biotechnol. 2014 May 25;31(3):214-20. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-K1 (CHO XL-99) |
3.2 kb mouse Rps3, 8 kb human HNRPA2B1; linked upstream of gpCMV & hCMV |
mAb |
Rapid protein production using CHO stable transfection pools. Ye J, Alvin K, Latif H, Hsu A, Parikh V, Whitmer T, Tellers M, de la Cruz Edmonds MC, Ly J, Salmon P, Markusen JF. Biotechnol Prog. 2010 Sep-Oct;26(5):1431-7. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-K1SV |
3.2 kb mouse Rps3, linked upstream of hCMV |
Model Abs |
Simple scale-up of recombinant antibody production using an UCOE containing vector. Boscolo S, Mion F, Licciulli M, Macor P, De Maso L, Brce M, Antoniou MN, Marzari R, Santoro C, Sblattero D. N Biotechnol. 2012 May 15;29(4):477-84. |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-S |
4 kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of hCMV |
Dipeptil peptidase 6 - DPP6 (human) Transglutaminase 2 - TG2 (human) TRAIL R2 (human) CD55 Complement 5 |
Stable expression of H1C2 monoclonal antibody in NS0 and CHO cells using pFUSE and UCOE expression system. Dharshanan S, Chong H, Cheah SH, Zamrod Z. Cytotechnology. 2013 Jul 24. |
Bioprocessing |
NS0 CHO |
3.2 kb mouse Rps3, linked upstream of hCMV |
humanized anti-C2 (H1C2 mAb) |
The use of UCOE vectors in combination with a preadapted serum free, suspension cell line allows for rapid production of large quantities of protein. Benton T, Chen T, McEntee M, Fox B, King D, Crombie R, Thomas TC, Bebbington C. Cytotechnology. 2002 Jan; |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-K1 CHO-S |
8kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upsteam of hCMV |
GFP humanized mAb |
Ubiquitous Chromatin Opening Elements (UCOEs) effect on transgene position and expression stability in CHO cells following methotrexate (MTX) amplification. Betts Z and Dickson AJ. Biotechnol J. 2015 Dec 3. doi: 10.1002/biot.201500159. [Epub ahead of prin |
Bioprocessing |
CHO-DG44 |
8 kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of hCMV |
EGFP |
Daedalus: a robust, turnkey platform for rapid production of decigram quantities of active recombinant proteins in human cell lines using novel lentiviral vectors. Bandaranayake AD1, Correnti C, Ryu BY, Brault M, Strong RK, Rawlings DJ. Nucleic Acids Res. |
Bioprocessing |
293 Freestyle; CHO-S |
2kb human, 0.7 kb human HNRPA2B1; linked upstream of SFFV |
Siderocalin (human & mouse) Lipocalin 15 (human) Glycodelin (human) MICA (soluble) MICA alpha 3 CARMA-CARD 4E10 5B6 IL-3 (canine) G-CSF (canine) IL-7 (human) LIF (human); EGFP |
A ubiquitous chromatin opening element (UCOE) confers resistance to DNA methylation-mediated silencing of lentiviral vectors. Zhang F, Frost AR, Blundell MP, Bales O, Antoniou MN, Thrasher AJ. Mol Ther. 2010 Sep;18(9):1640-9. |
Lentivirus |
Murine P19 embryonal carcinoma Murine HSC |
2.2kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter; 1.5/1.2kb human HNRPA2B1 linked upstream of SFFV promoter |
EGFP |
Correction of murine Rag2 severe combined immunodeficiency by lentiviral gene therapy using a codon-optimized RAG2 therapeutic transgene. van Til NP, de Boer H, Mashamba N, Wabik A, Huston M, Visser TP, Fontana E, Poliani PL, Cassani B, Zhang F, Thrasher |
Lentivirus |
Murine HSC targetted; Rag2 KO mice; effects measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
2.2kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
Rag2 protein |
Lentiviral MGMT(P140K)-mediated in vivo selection employing a ubiquitous chromatin opening element (A2UCOE) linked to a cellular promoter. Phaltane R, Lachmann N, Brennig S, Ackermann M, Modlich U, Moritz T. Biomaterials. 2014 Aug;35(25):7204-13. |
Lentivirus |
Murine HSC; effects measured in peripheral blood cells |
1.5kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of murine PGK promoter |
MGMT, EGFP |
Lentiviral vectors containing an enhancer-less ubiquitously acting chromatin opening element (UCOE) provide highly reproducible and stable transgene expression in hematopoietic cells. Zhang F, Thornhill SI, Howe SJ, Ulaganathan M, Schambach A, Sinclair J, |
Lentivirus |
K562 Jurkat HeLa ED-7R Murine HSC |
2.2 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
EGFP Luciferase IL2RG |
Long-Term Reproducible Expression in Human Fetal Liver Hematopoietic Stem Cells with a UCOE-Based Lentiviral Vector. Dighe N, Khoury M, Mattar C, Chong M, Choolani M, Chen J, Antoniou MN, Chan JK. PLoS One. 2014 Aug 12;9(8). |
Lentivirus |
Human fetal liver-derived HSC (hflHSC) |
2.2 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
EGFP |
Physiological regulation of transgene expression by a lentiviral vector containing the A2UCOE linked to a myeloid promoter. Brendel C, Müller-Kuller U, Schultze-Strasser S, Stein S, Chen-Wichmann L, Krattenmacher A, Kunkel H, Dillmann A, Antoniou MN, Grez |
Lentivirus |
PLB985, PLB985 gp91phox-/- P19 Raji Jurkat HUT-78; murine HSC |
1.5kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of MRP8 promoter |
gp91phox EGFP |
The human desmin promoter drives robust gene expression for skeletal muscle stem cell-mediated gene therapy. Jonuschies J, Antoniou M, Waddington S, Boldrin L, Muntoni F, Thrasher A, Morgan J. Curr Gene Ther. 2014 14(4):276-288. |
Lentivirus |
Murine C2C12 myoblasts; H-2Kb-tsA58-Myf5nLacZ/+ conditionally immortalised murine myoblasts; primary murine skeletal muscle satellite cells; human immortalised myoblasts |
2.2kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter; 1.5kb human HNRPA2B1 linked upstream of human Desmin promoter |
GFP |
A minimal ubiquitous chromatin opening element (UCOE) effectively prevents silencing of juxtaposed heterologous promoters by epigenetic remodeling in multipotent and pluripotent stem cells. Müller-Kuller U, Ackermann M, Kolodziej S, Brendel C, Fritsch J, |
Lentivirus |
P19 Mouse Lin- HSC mESC CCE hCD34iPSC11 (iPSC) PLB985 Jurkat cells |
1.5 kb/674bp human HNRPA2B1 linked upstream of SFFV & MRP8; 674 bp human CBX3; expression from CBX3 promoter |
EGFP |
A ubiquitous chromatin opening element prevents transgene silencing in pluripotent stem cells and their differentiated progeny. Pfaff N, Lachmann N, Ackermann M, Kohlscheen S, Brendel C, Maetzig T, Niemann H, Antoniou MN, Grez M, Schambach A, Cantz T, Mor |
Lentivirus |
Murine iPSC-7 Human hES3 |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of SFFV, EF1a |
Human cytidine daminase (CDD) dTomato |
Biphasic modulation of Wnt signalling supports efficient foregut endoderm formation from human pluripotent stem cells. Hoepfner J, Kleinsorge M, Papp O, Ackermann M, Alfken S, Rinas U, Solodenko W, Kirschning A, Sgodda M, Cantz T. Cell Biol Int. 2016 Feb |
Lentivirus |
H9 human ES cells hFLF-4 human iPS cells MEF primary murine embryonic fibroblasts |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, upstream of EF1a, TCF4/LEF1 |
dTomato Firefly luciferase |
Promoter and lineage independent anti-silencing activity of the A2 ubiquitous chromatin opening element for optimized human pluripotent stem cell-based gene therapy. Ackermann M, Lachmann N, Hartung S, Eggenschwiler R, Pfaff N, Happle C, Mucci A, Göhring |
Lentivirus |
miPSC line lin-7 hCD34-derived iPS cells H9 human ES cells |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, upstream of EF1a, SFFV |
dTomato human cytidine daminase (CDD) |
Desmin-regulated Lentiviral Vectors for Skeletal Muscle Gene Transfer. Talbot GE, Waddington SN, Bales O, Tchen RC, Antoniou MN. Mol Ther. 2010 Mar;18(3):601-8. |
Lentivirus |
L cells, murine fibroblasts; C2C12, murine myoblasts MF1 mouse skeletal muscle |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, upstream of human Desmin promoter |
EGFP |
Lentiviral vector transduction of spermatozoa as a tool for the study of early development. Chandrashekran A, Isa I, Dudhia J, Thrasher AJ, Dibb N, Casimir C, Readhead C, Winston R. FEBS Open Bio. 2014 Mar 3;4:266-75. |
Lentivirus |
Boar spermatozoa B6/CBA1 mouse sperm |
2.5 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
EGFP |
Safer, Silencing-Resistant Lentiviral Vectors: Optimization of the Ubiquitous Chromatin-Opening Element through Elimination of Aberrant Splicing. Knight S, Zhang F, Mueller-Kuller U, Bokhoven M, Gupta A, Broughton T, Sha S, Antoniou MN, Brendel C, Grez M, |
Lentivirus |
Bcl-15, murine B-cell lymphoma; PLB-985, human myelomonocytic cells; P19 |
2.2 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter; 1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, upstream of PGK, MRP8 promoters |
IL-2RG EGFP |
Foamy virus vector-mediated gene correction of a mouse model of Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome. Uchiyama T, Adriani M, Jagadeesh GJ, Paine A, Candotti F. Mol Ther. 2012 Jun;20(6):1270-9. |
Other vectors |
Murine HSC; WAS KO mice; effects measured in peripheral blood mononuclear cells |
631 bp human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
WAS protein EGFP |
Optimization of short-term transgene expression by sodium butyrate and ubiquitous chromatin opening elements (UCOEs). de Poorter JJ, Lipinski KS, Nelissen RG, Huizinga TW, Hoeben RC. J Gene Med. 2007 Aug;9(8):639-48. |
Other vectors |
Diploid human interface cells |
1.5kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of hCMV |
Luciferase |
Gene Expression Profile and Toxic Effects in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Exposed to Zearalenone. So MY, Tian Z, Phoon YS, Sha S, Antoniou MN, Zhang JW, Wu RS, Tan-Un KC. PLoS One. 2014 May 2;9(5). |
Other vectors |
BEAS-2B (human bronchial epithelial cells) |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of hCMV |
Cytoglobin (Cygb) |
Genomic cis-acting Sequences Improve Expression and Establishment of a Nonviral Vector. Hagedorn C, Antoniou MN, Lipps HJ. Mol Ther Nucleic Acids. 2013 Sep 3;2:e118. |
Other vectors |
CHO |
1.5 kb human HNRPA2B1, linked upstream of hCMV |
EGFP |
Ubiquitous expression of the rtTA2S-M2 inducible system in transgenic mice driven by the human hnRNPA2B1/CBX3 CpG island. Katsantoni EZ, Anghelescu NE, Rottier R, Moerland M, Antoniou M, de Crom R, Grosveld F, Strouboulis J. BMC Dev Biol. 2007 Sep 27;7:10 |
Other vectors |
Transgenic mice |
8 kb human HNRPA2B1; expression from HNRPA2B1 promoter |
Dox inducible rtTA2S-M2 Tet-transactivator |
Optimizing retroviral gene expression for effective therapies. Antoniou MN, Skipper KA, Anakok O. Hum Gene Ther. 2013 Apr;24(4):363-74. |
Review |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Regulatory Elements in Vectors for Efficient Generation of Cell Lines Producing Target Proteins. Maksimenko O, Gasanov NB, Georgiev P. Acta Naturae. 2015 Jul-Sep;7(3):15-26. |
Review |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |