The art of packaging the sperm genome: molecular and structural basis of the histone-to-protamine exchange

L Moritz, SS Hammoud - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Male fertility throughout life hinges on the successful production of motile sperm, a
developmental process that involves three coordinated transitions: mitosis, meiosis, and …

Histone H1 post-translational modifications: update and future perspectives

M Andrés, D García-Gomis, I Ponte, P Suau… - International journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Histone H1 is the most variable histone and its role at the epigenetic level is less
characterized than that of core histones. In vertebrates, H1 is a multigene family, which can …

Replication-dependent histone isoforms: a new source of complexity in chromatin structure and function

R Singh, E Bassett, A Chakravarti… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Replication-dependent histones are expressed in a cell cycle regulated manner and supply
the histones necessary to support DNA replication. In mammals, the replication-dependent …

Mechanism and therapeutic opportunities of histone modifications in chronic liver disease

Q Cai, C Gan, C Tang, H Wu, J Gao - Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chronic liver disease (CLD) represents a global health problem, accounting for the heavy
burden of disability and increased health care utilization. Epigenome alterations play an …

Reprogramming of the epigenome in neurodevelopmental disorders

KD Wilson, EG Porter, BA Garcia - Critical reviews in biochemistry …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
The etiology of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) remains a challenge for researchers.
Human brain development is tightly regulated and sensitive to cellular alterations caused by …

Casting histone variants during mammalian reproduction

G Karam, A Molaro - Chromosoma, 2023 - Springer
During mammalian reproduction, germ cell chromatin packaging is key to prepare parental
genomes for fertilization and to initiate embryonic development. While chromatin …

HIST1H1E heterozygous protein‐truncating variants cause a recognizable syndrome with intellectual disability and distinctive facial gestalt: A study to clarify the …

DDC Burkardt, A Zachariou, C Loveday… - American Journal of …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Histone Gene Cluster 1 Member E, HIST1H1E, encodes Histone H1. 4, is one of a
family of epigenetic regulator genes, acts as a linker histone protein, and is responsible for …

H1. 0 linker histone as an epigenetic regulator of cell proliferation and differentiation

CM Di Liegro, G Schiera, I Di Liegro - Genes, 2018 - mdpi.com
H1 linker histones are a class of DNA-binding proteins involved in the formation of supra-
nucleosomal chromatin higher order structures. Eleven non-allelic subtypes of H1 are …

Previously unidentified histone H1-like protein is involved in cell division and ribosome biosynthesis in toxoplasma gondii

V Severo, R Souza, F Vitorino, J Cunha, A Ávila… - Msphere, 2022 - Am Soc Microbiol
Chromatin dynamics can regulate all DNA-dependent processes. Access to DNA within
chromatin is orchestrated mainly by histones and their posttranslational modifications …

Linker histone H1. 5 is an underestimated factor in differentiation and carcinogenesis

M Behrends, O Engmann - Environmental Epigenetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Human histone H1. 5, in mice called H1b, belongs to the family of linker histones
(H1), which are key players in chromatin organization. These proteins sit on top of …