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Analysis of Saccharomyces cerevisiae histone H3 mutants reveals the role of the alphaN helix in nucleosome function.
Biochemical and biophysical research communications - 26 Sept 2008
Seol Ja-Hwan, Kim Hye-Jin, Yoo Ja-Kyung, Park Hyun-Ju, Cho Eun-Jung
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To understand the role of histone H3 sub-domains in chromatin function, 35 histone H3 tandem alanine mutants were generated and tested for their viability and sensitivity to DNA damaging agents. Among 13 non-viable H3 mutants, 6 were mapped around the alphaN helix and preceding tail region. Mutants with individual alanine substitutions in this region were viable but developed multiple sensitivities to DNA...
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