Histone variants expand chromatin functions in eukaryote genomes. H2A. B genes are testis-
expressed short histone H2A variants that arose in placental mammals. Their biological …

Histones and their posttranslational modifications facilitate diverse chromatin functions in
eukaryotes. Core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) package genomes after DNA replication …

Early embryos undergo extensive epigenetic reprogramming to achieve gamete‐to‐embryo
transition, which involves the loading and removal of histone variant H2A. Z on chromatin …

Eukaryotic genomes must accomplish both compact packaging for genome stability and
inheritance, as well as accessibility for gene expression. They do so using post-translational …

Epigenetic modifications of the genome, such as histone H2A variants, ensure appropriate
gene activation or silencing during oogenesis and preimplantation embryo development …

Before fertilization, the genome packaging of male and female gametes is very different.
Indeed, whereas the female haploid genome is associated with histones in a somatic-like …

Histone H2A has several variants, and changes in chromatin composition associated with
their replacement might involve chromatin structure remodeling. We examined the dynamics …

Derepression of chromatin-mediated transcriptional repression of paternal and maternal
genomes is considered the first major step that initiates zygotic gene expression after …

In mammals, histone H1 consists of a family of related proteins, including five replication-
dependent (H1. 1–H1. 5) and two replication-independent (H1. 10 and H1. 0) subtypes, all …

The histone variant H2A. Z is important in establishing new chromatin environments
necessary for permitting changes in gene expression and thus differentiation in mouse …