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http://dx.doi.org/10.5483/BMBRep.2018.51.5.053

Histone tail cleavage as a novel epigenetic regulatory mechanism for gene expression  

Yi, Sun-Ju (School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
Kim, Kyunghwan (School of Biological Sciences, College of Natural Sciences, Chungbuk National University)
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BMB Reports / v.51, no.5, 2018 , pp. 211-218 More about this Journal
Abstract
Chromatin is an intelligent building block that can express either external or internal needs through structural changes. To date, three methods to change chromatin structure and regulate gene expression have been well-documented: histone modification, histone exchange, and ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling. Recently, a growing body of literature has suggested that histone tail cleavage is related to various cellular processes including stem cell differentiation, osteoclast differentiation, granulocyte differentiation, mammary gland differentiation, viral infection, aging, and yeast sporulation. Although the underlying mechanisms suggesting how histone cleavage affects gene expression in view of chromatin structure are only beginning to be understood, it is clear that this process is a novel transcriptional epigenetic mechanism involving chromatin dynamics. In this review, we describe the functional properties of the known histone tail cleavage with its proteolytic enzymes, discuss how histone cleavage impacts gene expression, and present future directions for this area of study.
Keywords
Chromatin; Gene expression; Histone cleavage; Histone modification;
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