Prothymosin α is a component of a linker histone chaperone |
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Authors: | Eric M George |
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Institution: | Department of Biochemistry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 39216, United States |
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Abstract: | Linker histone H1 binds with high affinity to naked and nucleosomal DNA in vitro but is rapidly exchanged between chromatin sites in vivo suggesting the involvement of one or more linker histone chaperones. Using permeabilized cells, we demonstrate that the small acidic protein prothymosin α (ProTα) can facilitate H1 displacement from and deposition onto the native chromatin template. Depletion of ProTα levels in vivo by siRNA-mediated mRNA degradation resulted in a decreased rate of exchange of linker histones as assayed by photobleaching techniques. These results indicate that ProTα is a component of a linker histone chaperone. |
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Keywords: | ProTα prothymosin α FRAP fluorescence recovery after photobleaching GFP green fluorescent protein |
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