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Histone Modification02:32

Histone Modification

The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
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Histone Modification02:32

Histone Modification

The histone proteins have a flexible N-terminal tail extending out from the nucleosome. These histone tails are often subjected to post-translational modifications such as acetylation, methylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination. Particular combinations of these modifications form “histone codes” that influence the chromatin folding and tissue-specific gene expression.
Acetylation
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Inheritance of Chromatin Structures

Epigenetics is the study of inherited changes in a cell's phenotype without changing the DNA sequences. It provides a form of memory for the differential gene expression pattern to maintain cell lineage, position-effect variegation, dosage compensation, and maintenance of chromatin structures such as telomeres and centromeres. For example, the structure and location of the centromere on chromosomes are epigenetically inherited. Its functionality is not dictated or ensured by the underlying DNA...
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Spreading of Chromatin Modifications

The histone proteins in the nucleosomes are post-translationally modified (PTM) to increase or decrease access to DNA. The commonly observed PTMs are methylation, acetylation, phosphorylation, and ubiquitination of lysine amino acids in the histone H3 tail region. These histone modifications have specific meaning for the cell. Hence, they are called "histone code". The protein complex involved in histone modification is termed as "reader-writer" complex.
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Nucleosomes are the DNA-histone complex, where the DNA strand is wound around the histone core. The histone core is an octamer containing two copies of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 histone proteins.
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The Nucleosome Core Particle

Nucleosomes are the DNA-histone complex, where the DNA strand is wound around the histone core. The histone core is an octamer containing two copies of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4 histone proteins.
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Epigenetic engineering: histone H3K9 acetylation is compatible with kinetochore structure and function.

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Area of Science:

  • Cell Biology
  • Epigenetics
  • Molecular Genetics

Background:

  • Human kinetochores are transcriptionally active, producing low levels of alpha-satellite DNA transcripts.
  • The nature of kinetochore-associated chromatin (centrochromatin) and its tolerance to varying transcription levels remain unclear.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the plasticity of human kinetochores in response to engineered chromatin acetylation and altered transcription levels.
  • To determine the critical thresholds of centromeric transcription that affect kinetochore assembly and function.

Main Methods:

  • Engineered acetylated chromatin within a synthetic human artificial chromosome centromere.
  • Tethered NF-κB p65 and herpes virus VP16 activation domains to modulate histone acetylation (H3K9ac) and transcription.
  • Assessed effects on kinetochore assembly, CENP-A loading, and centromeric transcription levels.

Main Results:

  • Tethering NF-κB p65 increased H3K9ac and transcription ~10-fold without impairing kinetochore function.
  • Tethering VP16 significantly elevated transcription (~150-fold), mimicking housekeeping genes, which rapidly inactivated kinetochores.
  • High transcription led to CENP-A loss and blocked further CENP-A assembly.

Conclusions:

  • Functional centromeres exhibit significant chromatin plasticity, tolerating substantial environmental changes.
  • Kinetochore function is critically sensitive to the level of centromeric transcription, with high levels causing inactivation.