The interplay between viral molecular mimicry and host chromatin dynamics

Histone post-translational modifications — cause and consequence of genome function

(2022) Gonzalo Millán-Zambrano et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Viral histones: pickpocket’s prize or primordial progenitor?

(2022) Paul B. Talbert et al.   Epigenetics & Chromatin

SARS-CoV-2 disrupts host epigenetic regulation via histone mimicry

(2022) John Kee et al.   NATURE

Epstein-Barr virus protein BKRF4 restricts nucleosome assembly to suppress host antiviral responses

(2022) Jiao Chen et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A giant virus genome is densely packaged by stable nucleosomes within virions

(2022) Terri D. Bryson et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Histone H3 N-terminal mimicry drives a novel network of methyl-effector interactions

(2021) Jianji Chen et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Viral tegument proteins restrict cGAS-DNA phase separation to mediate immune evasion

(2021) Guangjun Xu et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

The structure of a virus-encoded nucleosome

(2021) Marco Igor Valencia-Sánchez et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Insights into the roles of histone chaperones in nucleosome assembly and disassembly in virus infection

(2021) Shirin Sultana et al.   VIRUS RESEARCH

Utilization of Host Cell Chromosome Conformation by Viral Pathogens: Knowing When to Hold and When to Fold

(2021) Kinjal Majumder et al.   Frontiers in Immunology

Virus-encoded histone doublets are essential and form nucleosome-like structures

(2021) Yang Liu et al.   CELL

Targeting liquid–liquid phase separation of SARS-CoV-2 nucleocapsid protein promotes innate antiviral immunity by elevating MAVS activity

(2021) Shuai Wang et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Cooperative DNA binding mediated by KicGAS/ORF52 oligomerization allows inhibition of DNA-induced phase separation and activation of cGAS

(2021) Debipreeta Bhowmik et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Phase separation of Epstein-Barr virus EBNA2 protein reorganizes chromatin topology for epigenetic regulation

(2021) Yiting Yang et al.   Communications Biology

A viral histone-like protein exploits antagonism between linker histones and HMGB proteins to obstruct the cell cycle

(2021) Kelsey L. Lynch et al.   CURRENT BIOLOGY

Principles of nucleosome recognition by chromatin factors and enzymes

(2021) Robert K. McGinty et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN STRUCTURAL BIOLOGY

Phase separation of Epstein-Barr Virus EBNA2 and Its Coactivator EBNALP controls gene expression

(2020) Qiu Peng et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Hepatitis Delta Virus histone mimicry drives the recruitment of chromatin remodelers for viral RNA replication

(2020) Natali Abeywickrama-Samarakoon et al.   Nature Communications

The roles of histone variants in fine-tuning chromatin organization and function

(2020) Sara Martire et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

Mechanistic and structural insights into histone H2A–H2B chaperone in chromatin regulation

(2020) Yan Huang et al.   BIOCHEMICAL JOURNAL

Organization of Chromatin by Intrinsic and Regulated Phase Separation

(2019) Bryan A. Gibson et al.   CELL

Transcription Factors Activate Genes through the Phase-Separation Capacity of Their Activation Domains

(2018) Ann Boija et al.   CELL

Structural basis for spumavirus GAG tethering to chromatin

(2017) Paul Lesbats et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A core viral protein binds host nucleosomes to sequester immune danger signals

(2016) Daphne C. Avgousti et al.   NATURE

Human cytomegalovirus IE1 protein alters the higher-order chromatin structure by targeting the acidic patch of the nucleosome

(2016) Qianglin Fang et al.   eLife

Nucleosome Structure and Function

(2014) Robert K. McGinty et al.   CHEMICAL REVIEWS

Cryo-EM Study of the Chromatin Fiber Reveals a Double Helix Twisted by Tetranucleosomal Units

(2014) F. Song et al.   SCIENCE

Structural basis for histone mimicry and hijacking of host proteins by influenza virus protein NS1

(2014) Su Qin et al.   Nature Communications

Human Cytomegalovirus Major Immediate Early 1 Protein Targets Host Chromosomes by Docking to the Acidic Pocket on the Nucleosome Surface

(2013) K. Mucke et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

A Viral Histone H4 Joins to Eukaryotic Nucleosomes and Alters Host Gene Expression

(2013) R. Hepat et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

Molecular evolution of human adenoviruses

(2013) Christopher M. Robinson et al.   Scientific Reports

Influenza A Virus Utilizes Suboptimal Splicing to Coordinate the Timing of Infection

(2013) Mark A. Chua et al.   Cell Reports

Chromatin higher-order structures and gene regulation

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

Adenovirus Core Protein VII Protects the Viral Genome from a DNA Damage Response at Early Times after Infection

(2011) K. A. Karen et al.   JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY

White spot syndrome virus protein ICP11: A histone-binding DNA mimic that disrupts nucleosome assembly

(2008) H.-C. Wang et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA