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Is there a code embedded in proteins that is based on post-translational modifications?

Sims, Robert J., Reinberg, Danny·2008·Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology

Abstract

Covalent post-translational modifications (PTMs) provide vast indexing potential and expanded protein use. The 'histone code' hypothesis has inspired rapid advances throughout chromatin biology, and has recently been tapped for its relevance to non-histone proteins. Comprehensive analyses suggest that rather than constituting a general code, the covalent modifications of proteins (including histones) provide surfaces that are recognized by effectors that can give rise to intricate interactions and downstream events. These are reminiscent of other regulatory cascades in transcription and cell signalling.

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  • All these complexes alter the chromatin structure surrounding the promoter of target genes and create tags or binding sites that form a histone code read by particular effectors, which in turn mediate distinct outcomes.

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Authors
Sims, R. J., & Reinberg, D.
Affiliations
  • Constellation Pharmaceuticals (United States) (US)
  • Howard Hughes Medical Institute (US)
Venue
Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology
Published
2008-09-11
Volume
9
Issue
10
Pages
815-820
ISSN
  • 1471-0072 (ISSN-L)
  • 1471-0080
OpenAlex
W2016172184
Cited by
289
References
50
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FWCI
2.88
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Physical Sciences › Chemistry › Spectroscopy › Advanced Proteomics Techniques and Applications
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer-related gene regulation
Keywords
histone code, post-translational modification, covalent modification, non-histone proteins, chromatin regulation, protein recognition, transcriptional regulation, signal transduction, epigenetic regulation
MeSH terms
Animals, Histones, Humans, Methylation, Models, Biological, Phosphorylation, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Proteins, Transcription, Genetic, Tumor Suppressor Protein p53

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