Histone phosphorylation: a chromatin modification involved in diverse nuclear events

D Rossetto, N Avvakumov, J Côté - Epigenetics, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Histone posttranslational modifications are key components of diverse processes that
modulate chromatin structure. These marks function as signals during various chromatin …

[HTML][HTML] Epigenetic regulation of the histone-to-protamine transition during spermiogenesis

J Bao, MT Bedford - Reproduction (Cambridge, England), 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In mammals, male germ cells differentiate from haploid round spermatids to flagella-
containing motile sperm, in a process called spermiogenesis. This process is distinct from …

Sporulation in the Budding Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae

AM Neiman - Genetics, 2011 - academic.oup.com
In response to nitrogen starvation in the presence of a poor carbon source, diploid cells of
the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae undergo meiosis and package the haploid nuclei …

[HTML][HTML] Essential role of histone replacement and modifications in male fertility

T Wang, H Gao, W Li, C Liu - Frontiers in genetics, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Spermiogenesis is a complex cellular differentiation process that the germ cells undergo a
distinct morphological change, and the protamines replace the core histones to facilitate …

[HTML][HTML] A decade of exploring the mammalian sperm epigenome: paternal epigenetic and transgenerational inheritance

A Champroux, J Cocquet, J Henry-Berger… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2018 - frontiersin.org
The past decade has seen a tremendous increase in interest and progress in the field of
sperm epigenetics. Studies have shown that chromatin regulation during male germline …

DNA strand exchange and RecA homologs in meiosis

MS Brown, DK Bishop - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives …, 2015 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Homology search and DNA strand–exchange reactions are central to homologous
recombination in meiosis. During meiosis, these processes are regulated such that the …

Bromodomain‐dependent stage‐specific male genome programming by Brdt

J Gaucher, F Boussouar, E Montellier, S Curtet… - The EMBO …, 2012 - embopress.org
Male germ cell differentiation is a highly regulated multistep process initiated by the
commitment of progenitor cells into meiosis and characterized by major chromatin …

PR-Set7 and H4K20me1: at the crossroads of genome integrity, cell cycle, chromosome condensation, and transcription

DB Beck, H Oda, SS Shen, D Reinberg - Genes & development, 2012 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Histone post-translational modifications impact many aspects of chromatin and nuclear
function. Histone H4 Lys 20 methylation (H4K20me) has been implicated in regulating …

The meiotic checkpoint network: step-by-step through meiotic prophase

VV Subramanian… - Cold Spring Harbor …, 2014 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
The generation of haploid gametes by meiosis is a highly conserved process for sexually
reproducing organisms that, in almost all cases, involves the extensive breakage of …

Evolutionary dynamics and molecular mechanisms of HORMA domain protein signaling

Y Gu, A Desai, KD Corbett - Annual review of biochemistry, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Controlled assembly and disassembly of multi-protein complexes is central to cellular
signaling. Proteins of the widespread and functionally diverse HORMA family nucleate …