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lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
15
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-6-24
pubmed:abstractText
Recently we partially purified from Xenopus laevis ovaries a novel, ATP-dependent, spacing activity that can convert a DNA template consisting of irregularly spaced nucleosomes into a chromatin structure made up of regularly spaced nucleosomes with a repeat length of 160-165 base pairs. In a second independent step, the longer spacing of higher eukaryotic chromatin can be generated by the addition of histone H1. The partially purified spacing fraction contains several proteins that display chromatographic properties and mobilities on polyacrylamide gels similar to high mobility group (HMG) proteins. For that reason, different HMG proteins were tested for their ability to generate chromatin structures with regularly spaced nucleosomes. In this report, using two different nucleosome assembly systems, we show that the addition of phosphorylated HMGs 14 and 17 to the histone octamer results in the formation of chromatin with a repeat length of 160-165 base pairs. The results are similar to those obtained from studies of chromatin structure in simple cells, such as fungi and yeast, and in active genes.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0021-9258
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
25
pubmed:volume
268
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
11389-93
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-5-1
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
High mobility group proteins 14 and 17 can space nucleosomes in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article