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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
40
pubmed:dateCreated
2000-10-23
pubmed:abstractText
We have examined salt-soluble chromatin released by micrococcal nuclease from a 15-day-old chicken embryo erythrocyte nuclei for histone acetyltransferase (HAT) activities. This chromatin is enriched in transcriptionally active sequences from within the active beta-globin locus and contains elevated levels of acetylated core histones. HAT activities present in this fraction target histones H4, H3, and H2A when the chromatin itself is used as the substrate. In gel HAT activity assay demonstrates that the salt-soluble chromatin fraction contains four acetyltransferase molecules distinguished by their different molecular masses (47, 33, 32, and 28 kDa). Further separation of the chromatin by centrifugation through sucrose gradients shows that the acetyltransferases segregate into chromatin-bound and chromatin-free populations. The 32- and 28-kDa HATs are associated with chromatin, whereas the 47- and 33-kDa HAT molecules are not. The chromatin-bound HAT activities predominantly target H4 to give the diacetyl and triacetyl species; some acetylation of H2A can also be seen. Our results suggest that the chromatin-associated acetyltransferases have a role in gene regulation.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
6
pubmed:volume
275
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
31347-52
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Acetylation, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Acetyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Blotting, Southern, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Cell Nucleus, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Centrifugation, Density Gradient, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Chick Embryo, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Chromatin, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Erythrocytes, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Histone Acetyltransferases, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Histones, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Micrococcal Nuclease, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Nucleic Acid Hybridization, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Protein Binding, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Salts, pubmed-meshheading:10896666-Transcription, Genetic
pubmed:year
2000
pubmed:articleTitle
Multiple histone acetyltransferases are associated with a chicken erythrocyte chromatin fraction enriched in active genes.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry CV4 7AL, United Kingdom. Thebbes@bio.warwick.ac.uk
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't