Histone H4 and the maintenance of genome integrity.

PC Megee, BA Morgan, MM Smith - Genes & development, 1995‏ - genesdev.cshlp.org
The normal progression of Saccharomyces cerevisiae through nuclear division requires the
function of the amino-terminal domain of histone H4. Mutations that delete the domain, or …

Reconstitution of hyperacetylated, DNase I-sensitive chromatin characterized by high conformational flexibility of nucleosomal DNA

WA Krajewski, PB Becker - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 1998‏ - pnas.org
Increased acetylation at specific N-terminal lysines of core histones is a hallmark of active
chromatin in vivo, yet the structural consequences of acetylation leading to increased gene …

[HTML][HTML] Transcriptional inhibition of genes with severe histone h3 hypoacetylation in the coding region

A Kristjuhan, J Walker, N Suka, M Grunstein, D Roberts… - Molecular cell, 2002‏ - cell.com
Abstract Changes in histone acetylation at promoters correlate with transcriptional activation
and repression, but whether acetylation of histones in the coding region of genes is …

Chromatin compaction at the mononucleosome level

K Tóth, N Brun, J Langowski - Biochemistry, 2006‏ - ACS Publications
Using a previously described FRET technique, we measured the distance between the ends
of DNA fragments on which nucleosomes were reconstituted from recombinant and native …

Involvement of histone hyperacetylation in triggering DNA fragmentation of rat thymocytes undergoing apoptosis

E Lee, T Furukubo, T Miyabe, A Yamauchi, K Kariya - FEBS letters, 1996‏ - Elsevier
The treatment of rat thymocytes with trichostatin A and sodium butyrate, which are inhibitors
of histone deacetylase, resulted in an increase in DNA fragmentation in a concentration …

Su(Hw) primes 66D and 7F Drosophila chorion genes loci for amplification through chromatin decondensation

NE Vorobyeva, M Erokhin, D Chetverina… - Scientific Reports, 2021‏ - nature.com
Abstract Suppressor of Hairy wing [Su (Hw)] is an insulator protein that participates in
regulating chromatin architecture and gene repression in Drosophila. In previous studies we …

Modulation of the higher-order folding of chromatin by deletion of histone H3 and H4 terminal domains

WA KRAJEWSKI, J AUSIÓ - Biochemical Journal, 1996‏ - portlandpress.com
The 'tails' of histones H3 and H4 were removed by light in situ trypsin digestion of the nuclei.
The alterations in the higher-order folding of chromatin resulting from this treatment were …

Involvement of histone phosphorylation in apoptosis of human astrocytes after exposure to saline solution

R Enomoto, H Tatsuoka, T Komai, C Sugahara… - Neurochemistry …, 2004‏ - Elsevier
We have previously found using inhibitors of protein phosphatase that phosphorylation of
histones may be involved in thymocyte apoptosis. In this study, we examined whether …

Histone hyperacetylation facilitates chromatin remodelling in a Drosophila embryo cell-free system

WA Krajewski - Molecular and General Genetics MGG, 2000‏ - Springer
We found that Drosophila embryo extract contains a protein activity (or activities) that can
destabilize nucleosomes, resulting in increased sensitivity to DNase I, release of …

Effect of in vivo Histone Hyperacetylation on the State of Chromatin Fibers

WA Krajewski - Journal of Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics, 1999‏ - Taylor & Francis
We evaluated the contribution of in vivo histone acetylation to the folding of chromatin into its
higher-order structures. We have compared high-order folding patterns of hyperacetylat-ed …