The members of the H1 histone family can be classified into three groups, which are the main class subtypes expressed in somatic cells, the developmental- and tissue-specific subtypes, and the replacement subtype H1°...
Keywords: chromatin, histone gene regulation, histone H1 subtype, sequence comparison
06/2005 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterChanges in chromatin structure, histone phosphorylation and cleavage of DNA into nucleosome-size fragments are characteristic features of apoptosis...
Keywords: Apoptosis, caspase-activated DNase (CAD), chromatin, DNA fragmentation, histone phosphorylation, human tumor cell lines
02/2007 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterThe linker histone H1 binds to the DNA entering and exiting the nucleosomal core particle and has an important role in establishing and maintaining higher order chromatin structures...
Keywords: chromatin, Gene expression, histone H1, variants
04/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterChromatin serves to package, protect and organize the complex eukaryotic genomes to assure their stable inheritance over many cell generations...
Keywords: ATPase, chromatin, linker histone, nucleosome sliding
04/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de GruyterSilencing of genes on one of the two female X chromosomes early in development helps balance expression of X-linked genes between XX females and XY males and involves chromosome-wide changes in histone variants and modifications...
Keywords: chromatin, dosage compensation, histone methylation, immunofluorescence, metaphase chromosomes
04/2008 | Biological Chemistry, Walter de Gruyter