Multifunctional histone variants in genome function

LH Wong, DJ Tremethick - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Histones are integral components of eukaryotic chromatin that have a pivotal role in the
organization and function of the genome. The dynamic regulation of chromatin involves the …

[HTML][HTML] Protein diversification through post-translational modifications, alternative splicing, and gene duplication

Y Goldtzvik, N Sen, SD Lam, C Orengo - Current Opinion in Structural …, 2023 - Elsevier
Proteins provide the basis for cellular function. Having multiple versions of the same protein
within a single organism provides a way of regulating its activity or developing novel …

Metabolo-epigenetic interplay provides targeted nutritional interventions in chronic diseases and ageing

M Gómez de Cedrón, R Moreno Palomares… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Epigenetic modifications are chemical modifications that affect gene expression without
altering DNA sequences. In particular, epigenetic chemical modifications can occur on …

Histone renegades: Unusual H2A histone variants in plants and animals

A Osakabe, A Molaro - Seminars in Cell & Developmental Biology, 2023 - Elsevier
H2A variants are histones that carry out specialized nucleosome function during the
eukaryote genome packaging. Most genes encoding H2A histone variants arose in the …

[HTML][HTML] Metabolo-epigenetic interplay provides targeted nutritional interventions in chronic diseases and ageing

MG de Cedrón, RM Palomares… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Epigenetic modifications are chemical modifications that affect gene expression without
altering DNA sequences. In particular, epigenetic chemical modifications can occur on …

The depletion of NAMPT disturbs mitochondrial homeostasis and causes neuronal degeneration in mouse hippocampus

C Shen, C Chen, T Wang, TY Gao, M Zeng, YB Lu… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is the key enzyme in the salvaging
synthesis pathway of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide (NAD). Both NAMPT and NAD …

Evolution, structure and function of divergent macroH2A1 splice isoforms

I Guberovic, M Farkas, D Corujo… - Seminars in Cell & …, 2023 - Elsevier
The replacement of replication-coupled histones with non-canonical histone variants
provides chromatin with additional properties and contributes to the plasticity of the …

[HTML][HTML] macroH2A1 drives nucleosome dephasing and genome instability in histone humanized yeast

MAB Haase, L Lazar-Stefanita, G Ólafsson… - Cell Reports, 2024 - cell.com
In addition to replicative histones, eukaryotic genomes encode a repertoire of non-
replicative variant histones, providing additional layers of structural and epigenetic …

[HTML][HTML] Human macroH2A1 drives nucleosome dephasing and genome instability in histone-humanized yeast

MAB Haase, L Lazar-Stefanita, G Ólafsson… - bioRxiv, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In addition to replicative histones, eukaryotic genomes encode a repertoire of non-
replicative variant histones providing additional layers of structural and epigenetic …

TIR domains produce histidine-ADPR conjugates as immune signaling molecules in bacteria

D Sabonis, C Avraham, A Lu, E Herbst, A Silanskas… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
TIR domains are central components of pattern recognition immune proteins across all
domains of life. In both bacteria and plants, TIR-domain proteins were shown to recognize …