Histones are the major protein component of Chromatin, they form the nucleosome and are rich in positivley charged amino acids
Latest Histones Publications:
Identification and Characteriation of Nardilysin as a Novel Dimethyl H3K4 Binding Protein Involved in Transcriptional Regulation. Histone methylation on lysine residues is believed to function primarily ... Li J, Chu M, Wang S, Chan D, Qi S, Wu M, Zhou Z, Li J, Nishi E, Qin J, Wong J,http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M111.313965 J Biol Chem. 2012 Jan 30.
Involvement of Plasmodium falciparum protein kinase CK2 in the chromatin assembly pathway. ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Protein kinase CK2 is a pleiotropic ... Dastidar EG, Dayer G, Holland ZM, Dorin-Semblat D, Claes A, Chene A, Sharma A, Hamelin R, Moniatte M, Lopez-Rubio JJ, Scherf A, Doerig C,http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7007-10-5 BMC Biol. 2012 Jan 31;10(1):5.
The Progeny of Arabidopsis thaliana Plants Exposed to Salt Exhibit Changes in DNA Methylation, Histone Modifications and Gene Expression. Plants are able to acclimate to new growth conditions on a relatively ... Bilichak A, Ilnystkyy Y, Hollunder J, Kovalchuk I,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030515 PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30515. Epub 2012 Jan 23.
Histone chaperone asf1 plays an essential role in maintaining genomic stability in fission yeast. The histone H3-H4 chaperone Asf1 is involved in chromatin assembly (or ... Tanae K, Horiuchi T, Matsuo Y, Katayama S, Kawamukai M,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0030472 PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30472. Epub 2012 Jan 26.
Kaposi's Sarcoma-Associated Herpesvirus Genome Replication, Partitioning, and Maintenance in Latency. Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) is thought to be an ... Ohsaki E, Ueda K,http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2012.00007 Front Microbiol. 2012;3:7. Epub 2012 Jan 24.
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase inhibitor induces growth inhibition, cell cycle arrest, and apoptosis in human choriocarcinoma cells. KN-93, a membrane-permeant calcium/calmodulin-dependent kinase-selective ... Takai N, Ueda T, Kira N, Ishii T, Yoshida T, Koga S, Nishida M, Nasu K, Narahara H,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s13277-012-0339-x Tumour Biol. 2012 Jan 31.
Epigenetics of the male gamete. OBJECTIVE: To review and summarize the current understanding of the ... Carrell DT,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.fertnstert.2011.12.036 Fertil Steril. 2012 Feb;97(2):267-74.
Hdac inhibitors sodium butyrate and sodium valproate do not affect human ncor1 and ncor2 gene expression in hl-60 cells. Aim. This study was designed to examine whether the class I and class IIa ... Vrba J, Trtkova K, Ulrichova J, Biomed Pap Med Fac Univ Palacky Olomouc Czech Repub. 2011
Multiple roles of class I HDACs in proliferation, differentiation, and development. Class I Histone deacetylases (HDACs) play a central role in controlling ... Reichert N, Choukrallah MA, Matthias P,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00018-012-0921-9 Cell Mol Life Sci. 2012 Jan 29.
Neuroprotective effects of valproic acid following transient global ischemia in rats. AIMS: A growing number of studies demonstrate that valproic acid (VPA), an ... Xuan A, Long D, Li J, Ji W, Hong L, Zhang M, Zhang W,http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.lfs.2012.01.001 Life Sci. 2012 Jan 18.
Single-tube linear DNA amplification for genome-wide studies using a few thousand cells. Linear amplification of DNA (LinDA) by T7 polymerase is a versatile and ... Shankaranarayanan P, Mendoza-Parra MA, van Gool W, Trindade LM, Gronemeyer H,http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nprot.2011.447 Nat Protoc. 2012 Jan 26;7(2):328-38. doi: 10.1038/nprot.2011.447.
Impaired Chromatin Remodelling at STAT1-Regulated Promoters Leads to Global Unresponsiveness of Toxoplasma gondii-Infected Macrophages to IFN-gamma. Intracellular pathogens including the apicomplexan and opportunistic ... Lang C, Hildebrandt A, Brand F, Opitz L, Dihazi H, Luder CG,http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1002483 PLoS Pathog. 2012 Jan;8(1):e1002483. Epub 2012 Jan 19.
La-motif-dependent mRNA association with Slf1 promotes copper detoxification in yeast. The La-motif (LAM) is an ancient and ubiquitous RNA-binding domain ... Schenk L, Meinel DM, Strasser K, Gerber AP,http://dx.doi.org/10.1261/rna.028506.111 RNA. 2012 Jan 23.
P53-dependent antiproliferative and pro-apoptotic effects of trichostatin A (TSA) in glioblastoma cells. Glioblastomas are known to be highly chemoresistant, but HDAC inhibitors ... Bajbouj K, Mawrin C, Hartig R, Schulze-Luehrmann J, Wilisch-Neumann A, Roessner A, Schneider-Stock R,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11060-011-0791-2 J Neurooncol. 2012 Jan 20.
The protamine-like DNA-binding protein P6.9 epigenetically up-regulates Autographa californica multiple nucleopolyhedrovirus gene transcription in the late infection phase. Protamines are a group of highly basic proteins first discovered in ... Peng Y, Li K, Pei RJ, Wu CC, Liang CY, Wang Y, Chen XW,http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s12250-012-3229-x Virol Sin. 2012 Feb;27(1):57-68. Epub 2012 Jan 22.