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MacroH2A histone variants modulate enhancer activity to repress oncogenic programs and cellular reprogramming

Authors :
Wazim Mohammed Ismail
Amelia Mazzone
Flavia G. Ghiraldini
Jagneet Kaur
Manvir Bains
Amik Munankarmy
Monique S. Bagwell
Stephanie L. Safgren
John Moore-Weiss
Marina Buciuc
Lynzie Shimp
Kelsey A. Leach
Luis F. Duarte
Chandandeep S. Nagi
Saul Carcamo
Chi-Yeh Chung
Dan Hasson
Neda Dadgar
Jian Zhong
Jeong-Heon Lee
Fergus J. Couch
Alexander Revzin
Tamas Ordog
Emily Bernstein
Alexandre Gaspar-Maia
Source :
Communications Biology, Vol 6, Iss 1, Pp 1-19 (2023)
Publication Year :
2023
Publisher :
Nature Portfolio, 2023.

Abstract

MacroH2A histone variants are shown to mark a subset of enhancers in both normal and cancer cells. In mice, macroH2A deficiency is shown to facilitate increased activity of transcription stem cell-associated transcription factors.

Subjects

Subjects :
Biology (General)
QH301-705.5

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
23993642
Volume :
6
Issue :
1
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Communications Biology
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.687c1bfb1c8f4aa091d8d2f3ab0a9055
Document Type :
article
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04571-1