Histone Fold

A protein structural element originally identified in the core histones. It is of the helix-loop-helix type and is involved in protein-protein… (More)
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2012
Highly Cited
2012
CENP-T-W-S-X Forms a Unique Centromeric Chromatin Structure with a Histone-like Fold
The multiprotein kinetochore complex must assemble at a specific site on each chromosome to achieve accurate chromosome… (More)
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2011
2011
The Histone Database: an integrated resource for histones and histone fold-containing proteins
Eukaryotic chromatin is composed of DNA and protein components-core histones-that act to compactly pack the DNA into nucleosomes… (More)
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Human ATAC Is a GCN5/PCAF-containing acetylase complex with a novel NC2-like histone fold module that interacts with the TATA-binding protein.
Eukaryotic GCN5 acetyltransferases influence diverse biological processes by acetylating histones and non-histone proteins and… (More)
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2006
2006
On the origin of the histone fold
Histones organize the genomic DNA of eukaryotes into chromatin. The four core histone subunits consist of two consecutive helix… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Ternary complex formation between MADS-box transcription factors and the histone fold protein NF-YB.
MADS-box proteins are transcription factors present in different eukaryotic kingdoms. In contrast to plants, for mammalian and… (More)
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1999
1999
NF-Y binding to twin CCAAT boxes: role of Q-rich domains and histone fold helices.
NF-Y (CBF) is a CCAAT-binding trimer that activates 25 % of eukaryotic promoters. It contains putative histone fold motifs (HFMs… (More)
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Highly Cited
1997
Highly Cited
1997
Crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle at 2.8 Å resolution
The X-ray crystal structure of the nucleosome core particle of chromatin shows in atomic detail how the histone protein octamer… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
The histone fold: a ubiquitous architectural motif utilized in DNA compaction and protein dimerization.
The histones of all eukaryotes show only a low degree of primary structure homology, but our earlier crystallographic results… (More)
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Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
A variety of DNA-binding and multimeric proteins contain the histone fold motif.
The histone fold motif has previously been identified as a structural feature common to all four core histones and is involved in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Human CENP-A contains a histone H3 related histone fold domain that is required for targeting to the centromere
Centromeres are the differentiated chromosomal domains that specify the mitotic behavior of chromosomes. To examine the molecular… (More)
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