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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Histones comprise the major protein component of chromatin, the scaffold in which the eukaryotic genome is packaged, and are subject to many types of post-translational modifications (PTMs), especially on their flexible tails. These modifications may constitute a 'histone code' and could be used to manage epigenetic information that helps extend the genetic message beyond DNA sequences. This proposed code, read in part by histone PTM-binding 'effector' modules and their associated complexes, is predicted to define unique functional states of chromatin and/or regulate various chromatin-templated processes. A wealth of structural and functional data show how chromatin effector modules target their cognate covalent histone modifications. Here we summarize key features in molecular recognition of histone PTMs by a diverse family of 'reader pockets', highlighting specific readout mechanisms for individual marks, common themes and insights into the downstream functional consequences of the interactions. Changes in these interactions may have far-reaching implications for human biology and disease, notably cancer.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/14-3-3 Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Amino Acids, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Chromatin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA-Binding Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/H2AFX protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Histones, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/MDC1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nuclear Proteins, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TATA-Binding Protein Associated..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/TATA-binding protein associated..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Trans-Activators, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Transcription Factor TFIID, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/p300-CBP Transcription Factors, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/p300-CBP-associated factor
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
1545-9985
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1025-40
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2007
pubmed:articleTitle
How chromatin-binding modules interpret histone modifications: lessons from professional pocket pickers.
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratory of Chromatin Biology, The Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021, USA. taverns@rockefeller.edu
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural