Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10798924 Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms 2016 10 Pages PDF
Abstract
H1 histones are intensely post-translationally modified. These modifications are located in the N- and C-terminal tails as well as within the globular domain. Recently, advanced mass spectrometrical analysis revealed a large number of novel histone H1 subtype specific modification sites and types. H1 modifications include phosphorylation, acetylation, methylation, ubiquitination, and ADP ribosylation. They are involved in the regulation of all aspects of linker histone functions, however their mechanism of action is often only poorly understood. Therefore systematic functional characterization of H1 modifications will be necessary in order to better understand their role in gene regulation as well as in higher-order chromatin structure and dynamics. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Histone H1, edited by Dr. Albert Jordan.
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