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N ε -Formylation of lysine is a widespread post-translational modification of nuclear proteins occurring at residues involved in regulation of chromatin function

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Wiśniewski, Jacek R., Zougman, Alexandre, Mann, Matthias·2008·Nucleic Acids Research

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Post-translational modification of histones and other chromosomal proteins regulates chromatin conformation and gene activity. Methylation and acetylation of lysyl residues are among the most frequently described modifications in these proteins. Whereas these modifications have been studied in detail, very little is known about a recently discovered chemical modification, the N(epsilon)-lysine formylation, in histones and other nuclear proteins. Here we mapped, for the first time, the sites of lysine formylation in histones and several other nuclear proteins. We found that core and linker histones are formylated at multiple lysyl residues located both in the tails and globular domains of histones. In core histones, formylation was found at lysyl residues known to be involved in organization of nucleosomal particles that are frequently acetylated and methylated. In linker histones and high mobility group proteins, multiple formylation sites were mapped to residues with important role in DNA binding. N(epsilon)-lysine formylation in chromosomal proteins is relatively abundant, suggesting that it may interfere with epigenetic mechanisms governing chromatin function, which could lead to deregulation of the cell and disease.

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  • Large variety of novel histone marks, such as formylation, propionylation, butyrylation, malonylation, and succinylation, have been identified by tandem mass spectrometry.

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Authors
Wiśniewski, J. R., Zougman, A., & Mann, M.
Affiliations
Max Planck Society (DE)
Corresponding author
Wiśniewski, Jacek R.
Venue
Nucleic Acids Research
Published
2007-12-01
Volume
36
Issue
2
Pages
570-577
ISSN
  • 0305-1048 (ISSN-L)
  • 1362-4962
OpenAlex
W2044731117
Cited by
163
References
35
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1.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
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cc-by-nc
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  • Nucleic Acids Research (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (submittedVersion)
  • MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society) (submittedVersion)
Funders
  • European Commission
  • Uniwersytet Medyczny im. Piastów Slaskich we Wroclawiu
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Cancer-related gene regulation
Keywords
post-translational modification, histones, core histones, linker histones, high mobility group proteins, chromatin regulation, epigenetic regulation, nucleosome, DNA binding, nuclear proteins
MeSH terms
Aldehydes, Animals, Chromatin, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, High Mobility Group Proteins, Histones, Humans, Lysine, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Nuclear Proteins, Protein Processing, Post-Translational, Cell Line, Tumor, Mice, Tandem Mass Spectrometry

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