Journal
AMINO ACIDS
Volume 48, Issue 2, Pages 599-603Publisher
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00726-015-2140-9
Keywords
D-Aspartate; Chromatin; Histone; Isoaspartate; Isomerization; Methylation
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- NIH [NS17269]
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Approximately 12 % of histone H2B in mammalian brain contains an unusual d-aspartate residue in its N-terminal tail. Most of this d-aspartate is linked to the C-flanking glycine via an isopeptide bond. To explore the possible significance of these modifications, we generated an antibody to the d-isoaspartyl form of H2B, and used it to assess its levels in H2B associated with active vs. silent chromatin. We found that the d-isoaspartyl form of H2B appears to be highly enriched in the former. This irreversible modification could serve a novel regulatory function in gene expression.
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