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The sirtuins hst3 and Hst4p preserve genome integrity by controlling histone h3 lysine 56 deacetylation.
Current biology : CB - 11 Jul 2006
Celic Ivana, Masumoto Hiroshi, Griffith Wendell P, Meluh Pamela, Cotter Robert J, Boeke Jef D, Verreault Alain
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Acetylation of histone H3 lysine 56 (K56Ac) occurs transiently in newly synthesized H3 during passage through S phase and is removed in G2. However, the physiologic roles and effectors of K56Ac turnover are unknown. RESULTS: The sirtuins Hst3p and, to a lesser extent, Hst4p maintain low levels of K56Ac outside of S phase. In hst3 hst4 mutants, K56 hyperacetylation nears 100%. Residues corresponding to...
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