GlcNAcylation of histone H2B facilitates its monoubiquitination

R Fujiki, W Hashiba, H Sekine, A Yokoyama… - Nature, 2011 - nature.com
Chromatin reorganization is governed by multiple post-translational modifications of
chromosomal proteins and DNA,. These histone modifications are reversible, dynamic …

Modification of histones by sugar β-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) occurs on multiple residues, including histone H3 serine 10, and is cell cycle-regulated

S Zhang, K Roche, HP Nasheuer… - Journal of Biological …, 2011 - ASBMB
The monosaccharide, β-N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc), can be added to the hydroxyl group
of either serines or threonines to generate an O-linked β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) …

Functional crosstalk between histone H2B ubiquitylation and H2A modifications and variants

F Wojcik, GP Dann, LY Beh, GT Debelouchina… - Nature …, 2018 - nature.com
Ubiquitylation of histone H2B at lysine residue 120 (H2BK120ub) is a prominent histone
posttranslational modification (PTM) associated with the actively transcribed genome …

Monoubiquitinated H2B is associated with the transcribed region of highly expressed genes in human cells

N Minsky, E Shema, Y Field, M Schuster, E Segal… - Nature cell …, 2008 - nature.com
Histone modifications have emerged as important regulators of transcription,. Histone H2B
monoubiquitination has also been implicated in transcription,; however, better …

Histone H1 couples initiation and amplification of ubiquitin signalling after DNA damage

T Thorslund, A Ripplinger, S Hoffmann, T Wild… - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
DNA double-strand breaks (DSBs) are highly cytotoxic DNA lesions that trigger non-
proteolytic ubiquitylation of adjacent chromatin areas to generate binding sites for DNA …

O-GlcNAc transferase regulates mitotic chromatin dynamics

K Sakabe, GW Hart - Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2010 - ASBMB
Mitosis must faithfully divide the genome such that each progeny inherits the same genetic
material. DNA condensation is crucial in ensuring that chromosomes are correctly attached …

β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is part of the histone code

K Sakabe, Z Wang, GW Hart - Proceedings of the National …, 2010 - National Acad Sciences
Dynamic posttranslational modification of serine and threonine residues of
nucleocytoplasmic proteins by β-N-acetylglucosamine (O-GlcNAc) is a regulator of cellular …

Ubiquitination of histone H2B regulates H3 methylation and gene silencing in yeast

ZW Sun, CD Allis - Nature, 2002 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, the DNA of the genome is packaged with histone proteins to form
nucleosomal filaments, which are, in turn, folded into a series of less well understood …

53BP1 is a reader of the DNA-damage-induced H2A Lys 15 ubiquitin mark

A Fradet-Turcotte, MD Canny, C Escribano-Díaz… - Nature, 2013 - nature.com
Abstract 53BP1 (also called TP53BP1) is a chromatin-associated factor that promotes
immunoglobulin class switching and DNA double-strand-break (DSB) repair by non …

O-GlcNAc occurs cotranslationally to stabilize nascent polypeptide chains

Y Zhu, TW Liu, S Cecioni, R Eskandari… - Nature Chemical …, 2015 - nature.com
Nucleocytoplasmic glycosylation of proteins with O-linked N-acetylglucosamine residues (O-
GlcNAc) is recognized as a conserved post-translational modification found in all …