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Histone H4 variant, H4G, drives ribosomal RNA transcription and breast cancer cell proliferation by loosening nucleolar chromatin structure.
Journal of cellular physiology - 1 Dec 2020
Pang Matthew Y H, Sun Xulun, Ausió Juan, Ishibashi Toyotaka
Abstract excerpt
The hominidae-specific histone variant H4G is expressed in breast cancer patients in a stage-dependent manner. H4G localizes primarily in the nucleoli via its interaction with nucleophosmin (NPM1). H4G is involved in rDNA transcription and ribosome biogenesis, which facilitates breast cancer cell proliferation. However, the molecular mechanism underlying this process remains unknown. Here, we show that H4G is not...
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