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Histone H2B Deacylation Selectivity: Exploring Chromatin's Dark Matter with an Engineered Sortase
Zhipeng A Wang1,2, Samuel D Whedon1,2, Mingxuan Wu1,2
1Division of Genetics, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, United States.
Abstract:
We describe a new method to produce histone H2B by semisynthesis with an engineered sortase transpeptidase. N-Terminal tail site-specifically modified acetylated, lactylated, and β-hydroxybutyrylated histone H2Bs were incorporated into nucleosomes and investigated as substrates of histone deacetylase (HDAC) complexes and sirtuins. A wide range of rates and site-specificities were observed by these enzyme forms suggesting distinct biological roles in regulating chromatin structure and epigenetics.
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