Histone H2A variants in nucleosomes and chromatin: more or less stable?

Ascending the nucleosome face: Recognition and function of structured domains in the histone H2A–H2B dimer

(2012) John J. Wyrick et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Human mitotic chromosome structure: what happened to the 30-nm fibre?

(2012) Jeffrey C Hansen   EMBO JOURNAL

Human mitotic chromosomes consist predominantly of irregularly folded nucleosome fibres without a 30-nm chromatin structure

(2012) Yoshinori Nishino et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

ATRX-mediated chromatin association of histone variant macroH2A1 regulates  -globin expression

(2012) K. Ratnakumar et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Monoubiquitinated Histone H2A Destabilizes Photolesion-containing Nucleosomes with Concomitant Release of UV-damaged DNA-binding Protein E3 Ligase

(2012) Li Lan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Conserved Function for the H2A.Z C Terminus

(2012) Daniel Wratting et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

MacroH2A1 Regulates the Balance between Self-Renewal and Differentiation Commitment in Embryonic and Adult Stem Cells

(2012) C. Creppe et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Histone Variant H2A.Bbd Is Associated with Active Transcription and mRNA Processing in Human Cells

(2012) Michael Y. Tolstorukov et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The basic linker of macroH2A stabilizes DNA at the entry/exit site of the nucleosome

(2012) Srinivas Chakravarthy et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

H2A.Z.2.2 is an alternatively spliced histone H2A.Z variant that causes severe nucleosome destabilization

(2012) Clemens Bönisch et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A unified phylogeny-based nomenclature for histone variants

(2012) Paul B Talbert et al.   Epigenetics & Chromatin

Genome-wide expression of non-coding RNA and global chromatin modification: Figure 1

(2011) Rukui Zhang et al.   ACTA BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA SINICA

Nucleosome Structure(s) and Stability: Variations on a Theme

(2011) Andrew J. Andrews et al.   Annual Review of Biophysics

Structure of the H1 C-terminal domain and function in chromatin condensationThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in a Special Issue entitled 31st Annual International Asilomar Chromatin and Chromosomes Conference, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

(2011) Tamara L. Caterino et al.   Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Precise deposition of histone H2A.Z in chromatin for genome expression and maintenance

(2011) Pierre Billon et al.   Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-Gene Regulatory Mechanisms

Histone variant innovation in a rapidly evolving chordate lineage

(2011) Alexandra Moosmann et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Global Regulation of H2A.Z Localization by the INO80 Chromatin-Remodeling Enzyme Is Essential for Genome Integrity

(2011) Manolis Papamichos-Chronakis et al.   CELL

Regulation of chromatin by histone modifications

(2011) Andrew J Bannister et al.   CELL RESEARCH

Chromatin higher-order structures and gene regulation

(2011) Guohong Li et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Histone variant macroH2A confers resistance to nuclear reprogramming

(2011) Vincent Pasque et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Histone tyrosine phosphorylation comes of age

(2011) Rakesh Kumar Singh et al.   Epigenetics

MDC1 directs chromosome-wide silencing of the sex chromosomes in male germ cells

(2011) Y. Ichijima et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

The Linker Region of MacroH2A Promotes Self-association of Nucleosomal Arrays

(2011) Uma M. Muthurajan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Toward Convergence of Experimental Studies and Theoretical Modeling of the Chromatin Fiber

(2011) Tamar Schlick et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Key Functional Regions in the Histone Variant H2A.Z C-Terminal Docking Domain

(2011) A. Y. Wang et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Histone H2A.Z acid patch residues required for deposition and function

(2011) Kurt Jensen et al.   MOLECULAR GENETICS AND GENOMICS

The macro domain protein family: Structure, functions, and their potential therapeutic implications

(2011) Weidong Han et al.   MUTATION RESEARCH-REVIEWS IN MUTATION RESEARCH

Functional consequences of developmentally regulated alternative splicing

(2011) Auinash Kalsotra et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Gracefully ageing at 50, X-chromosome inactivation becomes a paradigm for RNA and chromatin control

(2011) Jeannie T. Lee   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

A unique H2A histone variant occupies the transcriptional start site of active genes

(2011) Tatiana A Soboleva et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Role of Histone Tails in Structural Stability of the Nucleosome

(2011) Mithun Biswas et al.   PLoS Computational Biology

Distinct Factors Control Histone Variant H3.3 Localization at Specific Genomic Regions

(2010) Aaron D. Goldberg et al.   CELL

Stepwise Histone Replacement by SWR1 Requires Dual Activation with Histone H2A.Z and Canonical Nucleosome

(2010) Ed Luk et al.   CELL

Multiple facets of the unique histone variant macroH2A: From genomics to cell biology

(2010) Matthew J. Gamble et al.   CELL CYCLE

Chromatin structure: does the 30-nm fibre exist in vivo?

(2010) Kazuhiro Maeshima et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

Changes in the nuclear deposition of histone H2A variants during pre-implantation development in mice

(2010) B. Nashun et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Histone Variants in Metazoan Development

(2010) Laura A. Banaszynski et al.   DEVELOPMENTAL CELL

Random deposition of histone variants: A cellular mistake or a novel regulatory mechanism?

(2010) Sara Hardy et al.   Epigenetics

Reconciling the positive and negative roles of histone H2A.Z in gene transcription

(2010) Maud Marques et al.   Epigenetics

HP1: Heterochromatin binding proteins working the genome

(2010) Weihua Zeng et al.   Epigenetics

DNA double strand break repair, chromosome synapsis and transcriptional silencing in meiosis

(2010) Akiko Inagaki et al.   Epigenetics

Approaching the molecular and physiological function of macroH2A variants

(2010) Marcus Buschbeck et al.   Epigenetics

The death-associated protein DAXX is a novel histone chaperone involved in the replication-independent deposition of H3.3

(2010) P. Drane et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Role of Direct Interactions between the Histone H4 Tail and the H2A Core in Long Range Nucleosome Contacts

(2010) Divya Sinha et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Phosphorylation of Histone H2A.X by DNA-dependent Protein Kinase Is Not Affected by Core Histone Acetylation, but It Alters Nucleosome Stability and Histone H1 Binding

(2010) Andra Li et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Site-specific Phosphorylation Dynamics of the Nuclear Proteome during the DNA Damage Response

(2010) Martin V. Bennetzen et al.   MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS

The histone variant macroH2A suppresses melanoma progression through regulation of CDK8

(2010) Avnish Kapoor et al.   NATURE

Histone variants — ancient wrap artists of the epigenome

(2010) Paul B. Talbert et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

H2A.Z nucleosomes enriched over active genes are homotypic

(2010) Christopher M Weber et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Identification and characterization of the two isoforms of the vertebrate H2A.Z histone variant

(2010) Ryo Matsuda et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Nucleosome accessibility governed by the dimer/tetramer interface

(2010) Vera Böhm et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The docking domain of histone H2A is required for H1 binding and RSC-mediated nucleosome remodeling

(2010) Manu Shubhdarshan Shukla et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A new bioinformatics analysis tools framework at EMBL-EBI

(2010) M. Goujon et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The SWR1 Histone Replacement Complex Causes Genetic Instability and Genome-Wide Transcription Misregulation in the Absence of H2A.Z

(2010) Macarena Morillo-Huesca et al.   PLoS One

Daxx is an H3.3-specific histone chaperone and cooperates with ATRX in replication-independent chromatin assembly at telomeres

(2010) P. W. Lewis et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Living without 30nm chromatin fibers

(2010) Eden Fussner et al.   TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES

Roles for H2A.Z and Its Acetylation in GAL1 Transcription and Gene Induction, but Not GAL1-Transcriptional Memory

(2010) Jeffrey E. Halley et al.   PLOS BIOLOGY

Histone H2A C-Terminus Regulates Chromatin Dynamics, Remodeling, and Histone H1 Binding

(2010) Christine Vogler et al.   PLoS Genetics

H2A.Z and H3.3 Histone Variants Affect Nucleosome Structure: Biochemical and Biophysical Studies

(2009) Amit Thakar et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Transcriptional and epigenetic functions of histone variant H2A.ZThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled CSBMCB’s 51st Annual Meeting – Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

(2009) Ryan Draker et al.   Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Regulation of gene expression and cellular proliferation by histone H2A.ZThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled CSBMCB’s 51st Annual Meeting – Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

(2009) Amy Svotelis et al.   Biochemistry and Cell Biology

New developments in post-translational modifications and functions of histone H2A variantsThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled CSBMCB’s 51st Annual Meeting – Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

(2009) Anita A. Thambirajah et al.   Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Connection between histone H2A variants and chromatin remodeling complexesThis paper is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue, entitled CSBMCB’s 51st Annual Meeting – Epigenetics and Chromatin Dynamics, and has undergone the Journal’s usual peer review process.

(2009) Mohammed Altaf et al.   Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Characterization of the histone H2A.Z-1 and H2A.Z-2 isoforms in vertebrates

(2009) Deanna Dryhurst et al.   BMC BIOLOGY

The evolutionary differentiation of two histone H2A.Z variants in chordates (H2A.Z-1 and H2A.Z-2) is mediated by a stepwise mutation process that affects three amino acid residues

(2009) José M Eirín-López et al.   BMC EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY

Molecular crowding affects diffusion and binding of nuclear proteins in heterochromatin and reveals the fractal organization of chromatin

(2009) Aurélien Bancaud et al.   EMBO JOURNAL

Four histone variants mark the boundaries of polycistronic transcription units in Trypanosoma brucei

(2009) T. N. Siegel et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

The histone variant macroH2A1 marks repressed autosomal chromatin, but protects a subset of its target genes from silencing

(2009) M. J. Gamble et al.   GENES & DEVELOPMENT

Dephosphorylation of the C-terminal Tyrosyl Residue of the DNA Damage-related Histone H2A.X Is Mediated by the Protein Phosphatase Eyes Absent

(2009) Navasona Krishnan et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Chromatin Remodeling by Imitation Switch (ISWI) Class ATP-dependent Remodelers Is Stimulated by Histone Variant H2A.Z

(2009) Joseph A. Goldman et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Chromosome-wide Rad51 Spreading and SUMO-H2A.Z-Dependent Chromosome Fixation in Response to a Persistent DNA Double-Strand Break

(2009) Marian Kalocsay et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Tyrosine dephosphorylation of H2AX modulates apoptosis and survival decisions

(2009) Peter J. Cook et al.   NATURE

H3.3/H2A.Z double variant–containing nucleosomes mark 'nucleosome-free regions' of active promoters and other regulatory regions

(2009) Chunyuan Jin et al.   NATURE GENETICS

A macrodomain-containing histone rearranges chromatin upon sensing PARP1 activation

(2009) Gyula Timinszky et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The histone variant macroH2A is an epigenetic regulator of key developmental genes

(2009) Marcus Buschbeck et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

H2A.Bbd: an X-chromosome-encoded histone involved in mammalian spermiogenesis

(2009) Toyotaka Ishibashi et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The incorporation of the novel histone variant H2AL2 confers unusual structural and functional properties of the nucleosome

(2009) Sajad Hussain Syed et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Comprehensive Mapping of Long-Range Interactions Reveals Folding Principles of the Human Genome

(2009) E. Lieberman-Aiden et al.   SCIENCE

The Nucleosome Family: Dynamic and Growing

(2009) Jordanka Zlatanova et al.   STRUCTURE

Phylogenomics of Unusual Histone H2A Variants in Bdelloid Rotifers

(2009) Karine Van Doninck et al.   PLoS Genetics

MacroH2A Allows ATP-Dependent Chromatin Remodeling by SWI/SNF and ACF Complexes but Specifically Reduces Recruitment of SWI/SNF†

(2008) Evelyn Y. Chang et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

H2AZ Is Enriched at Polycomb Complex Target Genes in ES Cells and Is Necessary for Lineage Commitment

(2008) Menno P. Creyghton et al.   CELL

Dynamic Regulation of Nucleosome Positioning in the Human Genome

(2008) Dustin E. Schones et al.   CELL

Molecular mimicry between IL-33 and KSHV for attachment to chromatin through the H2A–H2B acidic pocket

(2008) Lucie Roussel et al.   EMBO REPORTS

Chromatin proteomics and epigenetic regulatory circuits

(2008) Clemens Bönisch et al.   Expert Review of Proteomics

The H4 Tail Domain Participates in Intra- and Internucleosome Interactions with Protein and DNA during Folding and Oligomerization of Nucleosome Arrays

(2008) P.-Y. Kan et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

FACT-Mediated Exchange of Histone Variant H2AX Regulated by Phosphorylation of H2AX and ADP-Ribosylation of Spt16

(2008) Kyu Heo et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Alternative isoform regulation in human tissue transcriptomes

(2008) Eric T. Wang et al.   NATURE

WSTF regulates the H2A.X DNA damage response via a novel tyrosine kinase activity

(2008) Andrew Xiao et al.   NATURE

Histone H2A.Z and DNA methylation are mutually antagonistic chromatin marks

(2008) Daniel Zilberman et al.   NATURE

Metabolism and regulation of canonical histone mRNAs: life without a poly(A) tail

(2008) William F. Marzluff et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

The effect of H3K79 dimethylation and H4K20 trimethylation on nucleosome and chromatin structure

(2008) Xu Lu et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Extreme resistance of bdelloid rotifers to ionizing radiation

(2008) Eugene Gladyshev et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

H2A.Z: View from the Top

(2008) Jordanka Zlatanova et al.   STRUCTURE

H2A.Bbd: a quickly evolving hypervariable mammalian histone that destabilizes nucleosomes in an acetylation-independent way

(2007) José María Eirín-López et al.   FASEB JOURNAL