Article
CHD1 motor protein is required for deposition of histone variant H3.3 into chromatin in vivo.
Science (New York, N.Y.) - 24 Aug 2007
Konev Alexander Y, Tribus Martin, Park Sung Yeon, Podhraski Valerie, Lim Chin Yan, Emelyanov Alexander V, Vershilova Elena, Pirrotta Vincenzo, Kadonaga James T, Lusser Alexandra, Fyodorov Dmitry V
Abstract excerpt
The organization of chromatin affects all aspects of nuclear DNA metabolism in eukaryotes. H3.3 is an evolutionarily conserved histone variant and a key substrate for replication-independent chromatin assembly. Elimination of chromatin remodeling factor CHD1 in Drosophila embryos abolishes incorporation of H3.3 into the male pronucleus, renders the paternal genome unable to participate in zygotic mitoses, and...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
