Modulation of cellular processes by histone and non-histone protein acetylation

M Shvedunova, A Akhtar - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2022‏ - nature.com
Lysine acetylation is a widespread and versatile protein post-translational modification.
Lysine acetyltransferases and lysine deacetylases catalyse the addition or removal …

Genome modeling: from chromatin fibers to genes

S Portillo-Ledesma, Z Li, T Schlick - Current opinion in structural biology, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The intricacies of the 3D hierarchical organization of the genome have been approached by
many creative modeling studies. The specific model/simulation technique combination …

Histone dynamics mediate DNA unwrap** and sliding in nucleosomes

GA Armeev, AS Kniazeva, GA Komarova… - Nature …, 2021‏ - nature.com
Nucleosomes are elementary building blocks of chromatin in eukaryotes. They tightly
wrap∼ 147 DNA base pairs around an octamer of histone proteins. How nucleosome …

The fork protection complex recruits FACT to reorganize nucleosomes during replication

B Safaric, E Chacin, MJ Scherr, L Rajappa… - Nucleic acids …, 2022‏ - academic.oup.com
Chromosome replication depends on efficient removal of nucleosomes by accessory factors
to ensure rapid access to genomic information. Here, we show this process requires …

Molecular dynamics simulations of nucleosomes are coming of age

AS Fedulova, GA Armeev… - Wiley …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Understanding the function of eukaryotic genomes, including the human genome, is
undoubtedly one of the major scientific challenges of the 21st century. The cornerstone of …

Machines on genes through the computational microscope

S Sinha, C Pindi, M Ahsan, PR Arantes… - Journal of chemical …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Macromolecular machines acting on genes are at the core of life's fundamental processes,
including DNA replication and repair, gene transcription and regulation, chromatin …

Conformational dynamics of the nucleosomal histone H2B tails revealed by molecular dynamics simulations

R Patel, A Onyema, PK Tang… - Journal of Chemical …, 2024‏ - ACS Publications
Epigenetic modifications of histone N-terminal tails play a critical role in regulating the
chromatin structure and biological processes such as transcription and DNA repair. One of …

Histone tail network and modulation in a nucleosome

Y Tsunaka, A Furukawa, Y Nishimura - Current Opinion in Structural …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
The structural unit of eukaryotic chromatin is a nucleosome, comprising two histone
H2A/H2B heterodimers and one histone (H3/H4) 2 tetramer, wrapped around by∼ 146-bp …

Histone modification in psoriasis: Molecular mechanisms and potential therapeutic targets

R Liu, L Zhang, K Zhang - Experimental Dermatology, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Psoriasis is an immune‐mediated, inflammatory disease. Genetic and environmental
elements are involved in the nosogenesis of this illness. Epigenetic inheritance serves as …

[HTML][HTML] H2A-H2B histone dimer plasticity and its functional implications

AS Kniazeva, GA Armeev, AK Shaytan - Cells, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
The protein core of the nucleosome is composed of an H3-H4 histone tetramer and two H2A-
H2B histone dimers. The tetramer organizes the central 60 DNA bp, while H2A-H2B dimers …