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A development-specific histone H3 localizes to the developing macronucleus of Euplotes
1Department of Biochemistry, University of Connecticut Health Center, Farmington, Connecticut 06032, USA.
Abstract:
During the process of macronuclear development, the ciliate Euplotes crassus undergoes extensive programmed DNA rearrangement. Previous studies have identified a gene, H3(P), that is expressed only during sexual reproduction and is predicted to encode a variant histone H3 protein. In the current study, an antiserum to the H3(P) protein has been generated. The antiserum has been used to demonstrate that H3(P) is maximally expressed during the polytene chromosome stage of macronuclear development. Moreover, H3(P) is localized to the developing macronucleus, but not other nuclei present within the cell. Additional studies indicate that at least one additional variant histone is also present within the developing macronucleus. The results indicate that there are significant changes in nucleosome composition within the developing macronucleus, and provide additional support for the notion that changes in chromatin structure play a role in the DNA rearrangement processes of macronuclear development. genesis 26:179-188, 2000.
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