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Mol Cell Biol
2007 Mar 01;276:2084-91. doi: 10.1128/MCB.02181-06.
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The H3 tail domain participates in multiple interactions during folding and self-association of nucleosome arrays.
Kan PY
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Lu X
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Hansen JC
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Hayes JJ
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The core histone tail domains play a central role in chromatin structure and epigenetic processes controlling gene expression. Although little is known regarding the molecular details of tail interactions, it is likely that they participate in both short-range and long-range interactions between nucleosomes. Previously, we demonstrated that the H3 tail domain participates in internucleosome interactions during MgCl(2)-dependent condensation of model nucleosome arrays. However, these studies did not distinguish whether these internucleosome interactions represented short-range intra-array or longer-range interarray interactions. To better understand the complex interactions of the H3 tail domain during chromatin condensation, we have developed a new site-directed cross-linking method to identify and quantify interarray interactions mediated by histone tail domains. Interarray cross-linking was undetectable under salt conditions that induced only local folding, but was detected concomitant with salt-dependent interarray oligomerization at higher MgCl(2) concentrations. Interestingly, lysine-to-glutamine mutations in the H3 tail domain to mimic acetylation resulted in little or no reduction in interarray cross-linking. In contrast, binding of a linker histone caused a much greater enhancement of interarray interactions for unmodified H3 tails compared to "acetylated" H3 tails. Collectively these results indicate that H3 tail domain performs multiple functions during chromatin condensation via distinct molecular interactions that can be differentially regulated by acetylation or binding of linker histones.
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