Post-translational modifications of centromeric chromatin

Regulation of chromatin structures is important for the control of DNA processes such as gene expression, and misregulation of chromatin is implicated in diverse diseases. Covalent post-translational modifications of histones are a prominent way to regulate chromatin structure and different chromati...

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Hauptverfasser: García del Arco, Ana (VerfasserIn) , Erhardt, Sylvia (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Kapitel/Artikel
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2017
In: Centromeres and Kinetochores
Year: 2017, Pages: 213-231
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-58592-5_9
Online-Zugang:Verlag, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-58592-5_9
Verlag, Volltext: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-319-58592-5_9
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Verfasserangaben:Ana García del Arco, Sylvia Erhardt
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Zusammenfassung:Regulation of chromatin structures is important for the control of DNA processes such as gene expression, and misregulation of chromatin is implicated in diverse diseases. Covalent post-translational modifications of histones are a prominent way to regulate chromatin structure and different chromatin regions bear their specific signature of histone modifications. The composition of centromeric chromatin is significantly different from other chromatin structures and mainly defined by the presence of the histone H3-variant CENP-A. Here we summarize the composition of centromeric chromatin and what we know about its differential regulation by post-translational modifications.
Beschreibung:First online: 25 August 2017
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Beschreibung:Online Resource
ISBN:9783319585925
DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-58592-5_9