Histone chaperones in nucleosome assembly and human disease

RJ Burgess, Z Zhang - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2013 - nature.com
Nucleosome assembly following DNA replication, DNA repair and gene transcription is
critical for the maintenance of genome stability and epigenetic information. Nucleosomes …

Chromatin replication and epigenome maintenance

C Alabert, A Groth - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2012 - nature.com
Stability and function of eukaryotic genomes are closely linked to chromatin structure and
organization. During cell division the entire genome must be accurately replicated and the …

The histone H3. 3K27M mutation in pediatric glioma reprograms H3K27 methylation and gene expression

KM Chan, D Fang, H Gan, R Hashizume… - Genes & …, 2013 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Recent studies have identified a Lys 27-to-methionine (K27M) mutation at one allele of
H3F3A, one of the two genes encoding histone H3 variant H3. 3, in 60% of high-grade …

Set2 methylation of histone H3 lysine 36 suppresses histone exchange on transcribed genes

S Venkatesh, M Smolle, H Li, MM Gogol, M Saint… - Nature, 2012 - nature.com
Set2-mediated methylation of histone H3 at Lys 36 (H3K36me) is a co-transcriptional event
that is necessary for the activation of the Rpd3S histone deacetylase complex, thereby …

[HTML][HTML] The deacetylase Sirt6 activates the acetyltransferase GCN5 and suppresses hepatic gluconeogenesis

JE Dominy, Y Lee, MP Jedrychowski, H Chim… - Molecular cell, 2012 - cell.com
Hepatic glucose production (HGP) maintains blood glucose levels during fasting but can
also exacerbate diabetic hyperglycemia. HGP is dynamically controlled by a signaling …

Chromatin and the genome integrity network

M Papamichos-Chronakis, CL Peterson - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2013 - nature.com
The maintenance of genome integrity is essential for organism survival and for the
inheritance of traits to offspring. Genomic instability is caused by DNA damage, aberrant …

Transcription-associated histone modifications and cryptic transcription

M Smolle, JL Workman - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene …, 2013 - Elsevier
Eukaryotic genomes are packaged into chromatin, a highly organized structure consisting of
DNA and histone proteins. All nuclear processes take place in the context of chromatin …

[HTML][HTML] Histone chaperones: modulators of chromatin marks

N Avvakumov, A Nourani, J Côté - Molecular cell, 2011 - cell.com
The many factors that control chromatin biology play key roles in essential nuclear functions
like transcription, DNA damage response and repair, recombination, and replication and are …

The role of FACT in making and breaking nucleosomes

T Formosa - Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta (BBA)-Gene Regulatory …, 2012 - Elsevier
FACT is a roughly 180kDa heterodimeric protein complex important for managing the
properties of chromatin in eukaryotic cells. Chromatin is a repressive barrier that plays an …

[HTML][HTML] 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 …