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ABSTRACT:
ORGANISM(S): Saccharomyces cerevisiae
SUBMITTER: John Wyrick
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-68159 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Genetics 20150512 3
A critical feature of the intermolecular contacts that bind DNA to the histone octamer is the series of histone arginine residues that insert into the DNA minor groove at each superhelical location where the minor groove faces the histone octamer. One of these "sprocket" arginine residues, histone H4 R45, significantly affects chromatin structure in vivo and is lethal when mutated to alanine or cysteine in Saccharomyces cerevisiae (budding yeast). However, the roles of the remaining sprocket arg ...[more]