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Histone acetylation in chromatin structure and transcription

Michael Grunstein
- 25 Sep 1997 - 
- Vol. 389, Iss: 6649, pp 349-352
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The amino termini of histones extend from the nucleosomal core and are modified by acetyltransferases and deacetylases during the cell cycle, which may direct histone assembly and help regulate the unfolding and activity of genes.
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'The amino termini of histones extend from the nucleosomal core and are modified by acetyltransferases and deacetylases during the cell cycle These acetylation patterns may direct histone assembly and help regulate the unfolding and activity of genes

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The Transcriptional Coactivators p300 and CBP Are Histone Acetyltransferases

TL;DR: It is demonstrated that p300/CBP acetylates nucleosomes in concert with PCAF, a novel class of acetyltransferases in that it does not have the conserved motif found among various other acetyl transferases.
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The CBP co-activator is a histone acetyltransferase

TL;DR: It is shown that CBP has intrinsic HAT activity, and Targeting CBP-associated H AT activity to specific promoters may be a mechanism by which E1A acts as a transcriptional activator.
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A mammalian histone deacetylase related to the yeast transcriptional regulator Rpd3p.

TL;DR: A role for histone deacetylase as a key regulator of eukaryotic transcription is supported by the predicted protein, which is very similar to the yeast transcriptional regulator Rpd3p.
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Tetrahymena Histone Acetyltransferase A: A Homolog to Yeast Gcn5p Linking Histone Acetylation to Gene Activation

TL;DR: These findings shed light on the biochemical function of the evolutionarily conserved Gcn5p-Ada complex, directly linking histone acetylation to gene activation, and indicate that histoneacetylation is a targeted phenomenon.
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A p300/CBP-associated factor that competes with the adenoviral oncoprotein E1A

TL;DR: A new cellular p300/CBP-associated factor (P/CAF) having intrinsic histone acetylase activity has been identified that competes with E1A, a new adenoviral oncoprotein that induces progression through the cell cycle by binding to the products of the p300 and retinoblastoma gene families.
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