The many faces of H3. 3 in regulating chromatin in embryonic stem cells and beyond

LRZ Cohen, E Meshorer - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
H3. 3 is a highly conserved nonreplicative histone variant. H3. 3 is enriched in promoters
and enhancers of active genes, but it is also found within suppressed heterochromatin …

Histone H3. 3 regulates mitotic progression in mouse embryonic fibroblasts

A Ors, C Papin, B Favier, Y Roulland… - … and Cell Biology, 2017 - cdnsciencepub.com
H3. 3 is a histone variant that marks transcription start sites as well as telomeres and
heterochromatic sites on the genome. The presence of H3. 3 is thought to positively …

Histone H3. 3 maintains genome integrity during mammalian development

CW Jang, Y Shibata, J Starmer, D Yee… - Genes & …, 2015 - genesdev.cshlp.org
Histone H3. 3 is a highly conserved histone H3 replacement variant in metazoans and has
been implicated in many important biological processes, including cell differentiation and …

H3. 3K122A results in a neomorphic phenotype in mouse embryonic stem cells

BJ Patty, C Jordan, SM Lardo, K Troy… - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2024 - Springer
Canonical histone H3 and histone variant H3. 3 are posttranslationally modified with the
genomic distribution of these marks denoting different features and these modifications may …

Endogenous mammalian histone H3. 3 exhibits chromatin-related functions during development

KM Bush, BTK Yuen, BL Barrilleaux, JW Riggs… - Epigenetics & …, 2013 - Springer
Background The histone variant H3. 3 plays key roles in regulating chromatin states and
transcription. However, the role of endogenous H3. 3 in mammalian cells and during …

Knockout tales: the versatile roles of histone H3. 3 in development and disease

RH Klein, PS Knoepfler - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2023 - Springer
Histone variant H3. 3 plays novel roles in development as compared to canonical H3
proteins and is the most commonly mutated histone protein of any kind in human disease …

Developmentally programmed histone H3 expression regulates cellular plasticity at the parental-to-early embryo transition

RJ Gleason, Y Guo, CS Semancik, C Ow… - Science …, 2023 - science.org
During metazoan development, the marked change in developmental potential from the
parental germline to the embryo raises an important question regarding how the next life …

Histone H3 variants and their chaperones during development and disease: contributing to epigenetic control

D Filipescu, S Müller, G Almouzni - Annual review of cell and …, 2014 - annualreviews.org
Within the nucleus, the interplay between lineage-specific transcription factors and
chromatin dynamics defines cellular identity. Control of this interplay is necessary to properly …

Genome-wide analysis of H3. 3 dissociation reveals high nucleosome turnover at distal regulatory regions of embryonic stem cells

M Ha, DC Kraushaar, K Zhao - Epigenetics & chromatin, 2014 - Springer
Background The histone variant H3. 3 plays a critical role in maintaining the pluripotency of
embryonic stem cells (ESCs) by regulating gene expression programs important for lineage …

Linker histone H1. 5 is an underestimated factor in differentiation and carcinogenesis

M Behrends, O Engmann - Environmental Epigenetics, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Human histone H1. 5, in mice called H1b, belongs to the family of linker histones
(H1), which are key players in chromatin organization. These proteins sit on top of …