Abstract
Core histones are the building block of chromatin and among the most highly conserved proteins in eukaryotes. The related "deviant" histones share the histone-fold domain, and serve various roles in DNA metabolism. We provide here a structural and functional outlook of H2A/H2B-like deviant histones in transcription, replication and remodeling.
Keywords:
H2A/H2B; NC2; NF-Y; TAF4/12; chromatin; chromatin remodeling complex; histone-fold; nucleosome; posttranslational modifications; transcription factors.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Amino Acid Sequence
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Animals
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CCAAT-Binding Factor / metabolism
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Chromatin / metabolism*
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DNA / metabolism*
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DNA Replication
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Histones / chemistry
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Histones / metabolism*
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Humans
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Nucleosomes / metabolism
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Promoter Regions, Genetic
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Protein Structure, Tertiary
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Saccharomyces cerevisiae / metabolism
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Sequence Alignment
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Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
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Transcription Factors / metabolism
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Transcription, Genetic
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Xenopus / metabolism
Substances
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CCAAT-Binding Factor
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Chromatin
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Histones
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Nucleosomes
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Transcription Factors
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DNA