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Histone variants shape chromatin states in Arabidopsis.

eLife (2023-07-19)
Bhagyshree Jamge, Zdravko J Lorković, Elin Axelsson, Akihisa Osakabe, Vikas Shukla, Ramesh Yelagandula, Svetlana Akimcheva, Annika Luisa Kuehn, Frédéric Berger
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How different intrinsic sequence variations and regulatory modifications of histones combine in nucleosomes remain unclear. To test the importance of histone variants in the organization of chromatin we investigated how histone variants and histone modifications assemble in the Arabidopsis thaliana genome. We showed that a limited number of chromatin states divide euchromatin and heterochromatin into several subdomains. We found that histone variants are as significant as histone modifications in determining the composition of chromatin states. Particularly strong associations were observed between H2A variants and specific combinations of histone modifications. To study the role of H2A variants in organizing chromatin states we determined the role of the chromatin remodeler DECREASED IN DNA METHYLATION (DDM1) in the organization of chromatin states. We showed that the loss of DDM1 prevented the exchange of the histone variant H2A.Z to H2A.W in constitutive heterochromatin, resulting in significant effects on the definition and distribution of chromatin states in and outside of constitutive heterochromatin. We thus propose that dynamic exchanges of histone variants control the organization of histone modifications into chromatin states, acting as molecular landmarks.

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Anticuerpo anti-trimetil-histona H3 (Lys27), Upstate®, from rabbit
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Matriz de afinidad anti-HA, from rat IgG1
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ChIPAb+ Monomethyl-Histone H3 (Lys27) - ChIP Validated Antibody and Primer Set, serum, from rabbit