Nucleosome structure and dynamics are coming of age

K Zhou, G Gaullier, K Luger - Nature structural & molecular biology, 2019 - nature.com
Since the first high-resolution structure of the nucleosome was reported in 1997, the
available information on chromatin structure has increased very rapidly. Here, we review …

The histone variant H2A. Z in gene regulation

BD Giaimo, F Ferrante, A Herchenröther, SB Hake… - Epigenetics & …, 2019 - Springer
The histone variant H2A. Z is involved in several processes such as transcriptional control,
DNA repair, regulation of centromeric heterochromatin and, not surprisingly, is implicated in …

Structure of nucleosome-bound human BAF complex

S He, Z Wu, Y Tian, Z Yu, J Yu, X Wang, J Li, B Liu… - Science, 2020 - science.org
Mammalian SWI/SNF family chromatin remodelers, BRG1/BRM-associated factor (BAF) and
polybromo-associated BAF (PBAF), regulate chromatin structure and transcription, and their …

Energy-driven genome regulation by ATP-dependent chromatin remodellers

S Eustermann, AB Patel, KP Hopfner, Y He… - … Reviews Molecular Cell …, 2024 - nature.com
The packaging of DNA into chromatin in eukaryotes regulates gene transcription, DNA
replication and DNA repair. ATP-dependent chromatin remodelling enzymes (re) arrange …

A structural model of the endogenous human BAF complex informs disease mechanisms

N Mashtalir, H Suzuki, DP Farrell, A Sankar, J Luo… - Cell, 2020 - cell.com
Mammalian SWI/SNF complexes are ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling complexes that
regulate genomic architecture. Here, we present a structural model of the endogenously …

Principles of nucleosome recognition by chromatin factors and enzymes

RK McGinty, S Tan - Current Opinion in Structural Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
The recent torrent of structures of chromatin complexes determined by cryoelectron
microscopy provides an opportunity to discern general principles for how chromatin factors …

Reorientation of INO80 on hexasomes reveals basis for mechanistic versatility

H Wu, EN Muñoz, LJ Hsieh, US Chio, MA Gourdet… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Unlike other chromatin remodelers, INO80 preferentially mobilizes hexasomes, which can
form during transcription. Why INO80 prefers hexasomes over nucleosomes remains …

Cryo-EM structure of SWI/SNF complex bound to a nucleosome

Y Han, AA Reyes, S Malik, Y He - Nature, 2020 - nature.com
The chromatin-remodelling complex SWI/SNF is highly conserved and has critical roles in
various cellular processes, including transcription and DNA-damage repair,. It hydrolyses …

Molecular complexes at euchromatin, heterochromatin and centromeric chromatin

O Morrison, J Thakur - International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Chromatin consists of a complex of DNA and histone proteins as its core components and
plays an important role in both packaging DNA and regulating DNA metabolic pathways …

Structure and function of chromatin remodelers

AA Reyes, RD Marcum, Y He - Journal of molecular biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Chromatin remodelers act to regulate multiple cellular processes, such as transcription and
DNA repair, by controlling access to genomic DNA. Four families of chromatin remodelers …