Atomic resolution structure of a DNA-binding histone protein from the bacterium Bdellovibrio bacteriovorus

Y Hu, S Deiss, JD Joiner, MD Hartmann, AN Lupas… - 2023 - pure.mpg.de
Histones are DNA-binding proteins that play a crucial role in DNA packaging and gene
regulation in eukaryotes and archaea. In eukaryotes, histones form octamers that constitute …

Recombinant expression and characterization of an extremely hyperthermophilic archaeal histone from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3

L Weng, Y Feng, X Ji, S Cao, Y Kosugi… - Protein expression and …, 2004 - Elsevier
A histone-like gene, PHS051 from hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3
strain, was cloned, sequenced, and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant histone …

An ancestral nuclear protein assembly: Crystal structure of the Methanopyrus kandleri histone

RL Fahrner, D Cascio, JA Lake, A Slesarev - Protein Science, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Eukaryotic histone proteins condense DNA into compact structures called nucleosomes.
Nucleosomes were viewed as a distinguishing feature of eukaryotes prior to ideication of …

Pan‐genome study of Thermococcales reveals extensive genetic diversity and genetic evidence of thermophilic adaption

C Zhong, L Wang, K Ning - Environmental Microbiology, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Thermococcales has a strong adaptability to extreme environments, which is of profound
interest in explaining how complex life forms emerge on earth. However, their gene …

Chromosome packaging by archaeal histones

K Sandman, JN Reeve - Advances in applied microbiology, 2001 - Elsevier
Chromosome Packaging by Archaeal Histones Page 1 Chromosome Packaging by
Archaeal Histones KATHLEEN SANDMAN AND JOHN N. REEVE Department of …

A gene, han1A, encoding an archaeal histone-like protein from the Thermococcus species AN1: homology with eukaryal histone consensus sequences and the …

RS Ronimus, DR Musgrave - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 1996 - Elsevier
The han1A gene, encoding a subunit of the histone-like protein HAN1 from the
Thermococcus species AN1, has been cloned and sequenced. Sequence analysis of the …

[PDF][PDF] Euryarchaeal genomes are folded into SMC-dependent loops and domains, but lack transcription-mediated compartmentalization

C Cockram, A Thierry, A Gorlas, R Lestini, R Koszul - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
Hi-C has become a routine method for probing the 3D organization of genomes. However,
when applied to prokaryotes and archaea, the current protocols are expensive and limited in …

DNA-guided establishment of nucleosome patterns within coding regions of a eukaryotic genome

LY Beh, MM Müller, TW Muir, N Kaplan… - Genome …, 2015 - genome.cshlp.org
A conserved hallmark of eukaryotic chromatin architecture is the distinctive array of well-
positioned nucleosomes downstream from transcription start sites (TSS). Recent studies …

Different Proteins Mediate Step-Wise Chromosome Architectures in Thermoplasma acidophilum and Pyrobaculum calidifontis

H Maruyama, EI Prieto, T Nambu, C Mashimo… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Archaeal species encode a variety of distinct lineage-specific chromosomal proteins. We
have previously shown that in Thermococcus kodakarensis, histone, Alba, and TrmBL2 play …

Genomic attributes of thermophilic and hyperthermophilic bacteria and archaea

D Verma, V Kumar, T Satyanarayana - World Journal of Microbiology and …, 2022 - Springer
Thermophiles and hyperthermophiles are immensely useful in understanding the evolution
of life, besides their utility in environmental and industrial biotechnology. Advancements in …