| Literature DB >> 10606739 |
K Matsumoto1, K Nagata, M Okuwaki, M Tsujimoto.
Abstract
Template activating factor-I (TAF-I) is a histone-binding chromatin remodeling factor. We recently found that TAF-I is capable of mediating decondensation of Xenopus sperm chromatin by releasing sperm-specific basic proteins. Here we present evidence that TAF-I preferentially binds to histone H3 among four core histones. Immunofluorescent staining revealed that TAF-I binds to the decondensed sperm chromatin, of which protein components predominantly consist of histones H3 and H4.Entities:
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Year: 1999 PMID: 10606739 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(99)01632-4
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124