Structural highlights
Function
H32_XENLA Core component of nucleosome. Nucleosomes wrap and compact DNA into chromatin, limiting DNA accessibility to the cellular machineries which require DNA as a template. Histones thereby play a central role in transcription regulation, DNA repair, DNA replication and chromosomal stability. DNA accessibility is regulated via a complex set of post-translational modifications of histones, also called histone code, and nucleosome remodeling.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
DNA stretching in the nucleosome core can cause dramatic structural distortions, which may influence compaction and factor recognition in chromatin. We find that the base pair unstacking arising from stretching-induced extreme minor groove kinking near the nucleosome centre creates a hot spot for intercalation and alkylation by a novel anticancer compound. This may have far reaching implications for how chromatin structure can influence binding of intercalator species and indicates potential for the development of site selective DNA-binding agents that target unique conformational features of the nucleosome.
DNA stretching in the nucleosome facilitates alkylation by an intercalating antitumour agent.,Davey GE, Wu B, Dong Y, Surana U, Davey CA Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Apr;38(6):2081-8. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID:20026584[1]
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References
- ↑ Davey GE, Wu B, Dong Y, Surana U, Davey CA. DNA stretching in the nucleosome facilitates alkylation by an intercalating antitumour agent. Nucleic Acids Res. 2010 Apr;38(6):2081-8. Epub 2009 Dec 21. PMID:20026584 doi:10.1093/nar/gkp1174
