Chromatin assembly: biochemical identities and genetic redundancy.

Abstract:

:Investigations on chromatin assembly in vitro implicate chromatin assembly factor 1 (CAF1) as a chaperone for histones H3/H4 and nucleosome assembly protein 1 (NAP1) as a chaperone for histones H2A/H2B. Deletion analysis of CAF1 in vivo suggests multiple redundant pathways for deposition of the histones. Histone deposition requires acetylation of the amino-terminal tails and analysis of mutants suggests a specific but redundant role for acetylation of the tails in assembly. Furthermore, studies on the HAT1 acetyltransferase raise the possibility that acetylation of histones occurs following their transport into the nucleus but prior to their deposition onto DNA. Identification of the factors involved in the redundant pathways of assembly is awaited.

journal_name

Curr Opin Genet Dev

authors

Adams CR,Kamakaka RT

doi

10.1016/S0959-437X(99)80028-8

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1999-04-01 00:00:00

pages

185-90

issue

2

eissn

0959-437X

issn

1879-0380

pii

S0959-437X(99)80028-8

journal_volume

9

pub_type

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