Histone variants as emerging regulators of embryonic stem cell identity

Contribution of the Two Genes Encoding Histone Variant H3.3 to Viability and Fertility in Mice

(2015) Michelle C. W. Tang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Histone variants: key players of chromatin

(2014) Burcu Biterge et al.   CELL AND TISSUE RESEARCH

The Developmental Potential of iPSCs Is Greatly Influenced by Reprogramming Factor Selection

(2014) Yosef Buganim et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Histone Variant H2A.X Deposition Pattern Serves as a Functional Epigenetic Mark for Distinguishing the Developmental Potentials of iPSCs

(2014) Tao Wu et al.   Cell Stem Cell

Mice without MacroH2A Histone Variants

(2014) J. R. Pehrson et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

Citrullination regulates pluripotency and histone H1 binding to chromatin

(2014) Maria A. Christophorou et al.   NATURE

Every amino acid matters: essential contributions of histone variants to mammalian development and disease

(2014) Ian Maze et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

Genome-Wide Analysis of the Chromatin Composition of Histone H2A and H3 Variants in Mouse Embryonic Stem Cells

(2014) Masashi Yukawa et al.   PLoS One

A System for Genome-Wide Histone Variant Dynamics In ES Cells Reveals Dynamic MacroH2A2 Replacement at Promoters

(2014) Ozlem Yildirim et al.   PLoS Genetics

Genome organization and long-range regulation of gene expression by enhancers

(2013) Andrea Smallwood et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN CELL BIOLOGY

H1 histones: current perspectives and challenges

(2013) S. W. Harshman et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Phosphorylated histone H2A.x in porcine embryos produced by IVF and somatic cell nuclear transfer

(2013) Rodrigo C Bohrer et al.   REPRODUCTION

Developmental roles of histone H3 variants and their chaperones

(2013) Dan Filipescu et al.   TRENDS IN GENETICS

High-Resolution Mapping of H1 Linker Histone Variants in Embryonic Stem Cells

(2013) Kaixiang Cao et al.   PLoS Genetics

H2A.Z Acidic Patch Couples Chromatin Dynamics to Regulation of Gene Expression Programs during ESC Differentiation

(2013) Vidya Subramanian et al.   PLoS Genetics

Foxa2 and H2A.Z Mediate Nucleosome Depletion during Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

(2012) Zhaoyu Li et al.   CELL

H2A.Z Facilitates Access of Active and Repressive Complexes to Chromatin in Embryonic Stem Cell Self-Renewal and Differentiation

(2012) Gangqing Hu et al.   Cell Stem Cell

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

Reduction of Hox Gene Expression by Histone H1 Depletion

(2012) Yunzhe Zhang et al.   PLoS One

High Basal γH2AX Levels Sustain Self-Renewal of Mouse Embryonic and Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells

(2012) Valentina Turinetto et al.   STEM CELLS

Histone H1 Depletion Impairs Embryonic Stem Cell Differentiation

(2012) Yunzhe Zhang et al.   PLoS Genetics

Activation of DNA damage response signaling in mouse embryonic stem cells

(2011) Ilya A. Chuykin et al.   CELL CYCLE

Histone H1 Variants Are Differentially Expressed and Incorporated into Chromatin during Differentiation and Reprogramming to Pluripotency

(2011) Jean-Michel Terme et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

The nucleosome map of the mammalian liver

(2011) Zhaoyu Li et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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

(2010) Aaron D. Goldberg et al.   CELL

Multifunctionality of the linker histones: an emerging role for protein-protein interactions

(2010) Steven J McBryant et al.   CELL RESEARCH

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

(2010) B. Nashun et al.   DEVELOPMENT

Approaching the molecular and physiological function of macroH2A variants

(2010) Marcus Buschbeck et al.   Epigenetics

Expression of genes coding for histone variants and histone-associated proteins in pluripotent stem cells and mouse preimplantation embryos

(2010) Georgia R. Kafer et al.   GENE EXPRESSION PATTERNS

Identification and characterization of two novel primate-specific histone H3 variants, H3.X and H3.Y

(2010) Sonja M. Wiedemann et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Epigenetic control of embryonic stem cell fate

(2010) Nicolaj Strøyer Christophersen et al.   JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE

Heterochromatin formation in the mouse embryo requires critical residues of the histone variant H3.3

(2010) Angèle Santenard et al.   NATURE CELL BIOLOGY

Charting histone modifications and the functional organization of mammalian genomes

(2010) Vicky W. Zhou et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

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

Characterization of human epigenomes

(2009) Zhibin Wang et al.   CURRENT OPINION IN GENETICS & DEVELOPMENT

Pervasive transcription constitutes a new level of eukaryotic genome regulation

(2009) Julia Berretta et al.   EMBO REPORTS

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

Histone H3.3 incorporation provides a unique and functionally essential telomeric chromatin in embryonic stem cells

(2009) L. H. Wong et al.   GENOME RESEARCH

Distribution of p53 binding protein 1 (53BP1) and phosphorylated H2A.X during mouse preimplantation development in the absence of DNA damage

(2009) Celine Ziegler-Birling et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY

Characterisation of histone variant distribution in human embryonic stem cells by transfection of in vitro transcribed mRNA

(2009) Margaret L. Shaw et al.   MOLECULAR REPRODUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT

Epigenetic dynamics of stem cells and cell lineage commitment: digging Waddington's canal

(2009) Myriam Hemberger et al.   NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY

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

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

Histone H1 Subtypes Differentially Modulate Chromatin Condensation without Preventing ATP-Dependent Remodeling by SWI/SNF or NURF

(2009) Jaime Clausell et al.   PLoS One

A distinct H2A.X isoform is enriched in Xenopus laevis eggs and early embryos and is phosphorylated in the absence of a checkpoint

(2009) David Shechter et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

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

(2008) Menno P. Creyghton et al.   CELL

Explanation for excessive DNA single-strand breaks and endogenous repair foci in pluripotent mouse embryonic stem cells

(2008) J.P. Banáth et al.   EXPERIMENTAL CELL RESEARCH

Histone H1 and its isoforms: Contribution to chromatin structure and function

(2008) Nicole Happel et al.   GENE

Nucleosome organization in the Drosophila genome

(2008) Travis N. Mavrich et al.   NATURE

Epigenetic regulation of centromeric chromatin: old dogs, new tricks?

(2008) Robin C. Allshire et al.   NATURE REVIEWS GENETICS

H2A.Z: View from the Top

(2008) Jordanka Zlatanova et al.   STRUCTURE