A brief review of nucleosome structure

Asymmetric Unwrapping of Nucleosomes under Tension Directed by DNA Local Flexibility

(2015) Thuy T.M. Ngo et al.   CELL

Proteomic Characterization of the Nucleolar Linker Histone H1 Interaction Network

(2015) Heather J. Szerlong et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Nucleosomes undergo slow spontaneous gaping

(2015) Thuy T.M. Ngo et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

A Distinct Switch in Interactions of the Histone H4 Tail Domain upon Salt-dependent Folding of Nucleosome Arrays

(2014) Sharon Pepenella et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

A Cascade of Histone Modifications Induces Chromatin Condensation in Mitosis

(2014) Bryan J. Wilkins et al.   SCIENCE

Pin1 promotes histone H1 dephosphorylation and stabilizes its binding to chromatin

(2013) Nikhil Raghuram et al.   JOURNAL OF CELL BIOLOGY

Combined Micrococcal Nuclease and Exonuclease III Digestion Reveals Precise Positions of the Nucleosome Core/Linker Junctions: Implications for High-Resolution Nucleosome Mapping

(2013) Tatiana Nikitina et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Determinants of nucleosome positioning

(2013) Kevin Struhl et al.   NATURE STRUCTURAL & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

Linker histone H1.0 interacts with an extensive network of proteins found in the nucleolus

(2013) Anna A. Kalashnikova et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Structural insights into the histone H1-nucleosome complex

(2013) B.-R. Zhou et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Drosophila H1 Regulates the Genetic Activity of Heterochromatin by Recruitment of Su(var)3-9

(2013) X. Lu et al.   SCIENCE

Torque modulates nucleosome stability and facilitates H2A/H2B dimer loss

(2013) Maxim Y. Sheinin et al.   Nature Communications

A Mutational Mimic Analysis of Histone H3 Post-Translational Modifications: Specific Sites Influence the Conformational State of H3/H4, Causing either Positive or Negative Supercoiling of DNA

(2012) Rachel H. White et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

N- and C-terminal Domains Determine Differential Nucleosomal Binding Geometry and Affinity of Linker Histone Isotypes H10and H1c

(2012) Payal Vyas et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Sequence-dependent Kink-and-Slide Deformations of Nucleosomal DNA Facilitated by Histone Arginines Bound in the Minor Groove

(2012) Difei Wang et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOMOLECULAR STRUCTURE & DYNAMICS

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

Nucleosome Linker DNA Contacts and Induces Specific Folding of the Intrinsically Disordered H1 Carboxyl-Terminal Domain

(2011) T. L. Caterino et al.   MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY

DNA and nucleosomes direct distinct folding of a linker histone H1 C-terminal domain

(2011) He Fang et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

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

Nucleosome Interaction Surface of Linker Histone H1c Is Distinct from That of H10

(2010) Eric M. George et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Nucleosome accessibility governed by the dimer/tetramer interface

(2010) Vera Böhm et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

The effects of histone H4 tail acetylations on cation-induced chromatin folding and self-association

(2010) Abdollah Allahverdi et al.   NUCLEIC ACIDS RESEARCH

Single-base resolution mapping of H1-nucleosome interactions and 3D organization of the nucleosome

(2010) S. H. Syed et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

A Method for Genetically Installing Site-Specific Acetylation in Recombinant Histones Defines the Effects of H3 K56 Acetylation

(2009) Heinz Neumann et al.   MOLECULAR CELL

Acetylation of H4 Suppresses the Repressive Effects of the N-Termini of Histones H3/H4 and Facilitates the Formation of Positively Coiled DNA†

(2008) Sharon Peterson et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

Chromatin Condensing Functions of the Linker Histone C-Terminal Domain Are Mediated by Specific Amino Acid Composition and Intrinsic Protein Disorder†

(2008) Xu Lu et al.   BIOCHEMISTRY

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

(2008) Nicole Happel et al.   GENE

Linker Histone Phosphorylation Regulates Global Timing of Replication Origin Firing

(2008) Christophe Thiriet et al.   JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Spontaneous Access to DNA Target Sites in Folded Chromatin Fibers

(2008) Michael G. Poirier et al.   JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

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