A common structural theme in histone chaperones mimics interhistone contacts

作者:Elsaesser Simon J
来源:Trends in Biochemical Sciences, 2013, 38(7): 333-336.
DOI:10.1016/j.tibs.2013.04.002

摘要

Histones are among the most conserved proteins in eukaryotes: the structural constraints of the nucleosome pose a challenge to evolving novel function. Nevertheless, confined histone surfaces have diversified, allowing the modulation of basic chromatin function through specialized histone chaperones. Recent structures of three histone-chaperone complexes, DAXX, HJURP, and Scm3, exemplify a common parsimonious solution to the restricted evolutionary space of histone recognition by their cognate histone chaperones: the reutilization of existing themes in histone structural biology.

  • 出版日期2013-7