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Histone H3 acetylated at lysine 9 in promoter is associated with low nucleosome density in the vicinity of transcription start site in human cell

Histone H3 acetylated at lysine 9 in promoter is associated with low nucleosome density in the... Nucleosome depletion in the promoters has been indicated in yeasts, suggesting that nucleosome depletion in promoter might be a fundamental feature of eukaryotic transcriptional regulation. We compared the relationship between histone H3 acetylation at lysine 9 (K9) in promoter, gene expression level, and nucleosome density in the vicinity of the transcription start site (TSS), in HepG2 cells (human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells). We found that the density of nucleosome is relatively low in the close vicinity of TSS flanked by H3 K9 significantly acetylated promoter, compared with that for genes without marked H3 K9 acetylation in promoter, regardless of their transcriptional activation status. Our results imply that the relative nucleosome depletion in the vicinity of TSS is not necessarily associated with active transcription, but with histone H3 K9 acetylation in promoter. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Chromosome Research Springer Journals

Histone H3 acetylated at lysine 9 in promoter is associated with low nucleosome density in the vicinity of transcription start site in human cell

 
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Publisher
Springer Journals
Copyright
Copyright © 2006 by Springer
Subject
Biomedicine; Human Genetics; Cell Biology; Plant Genetics & Genomics; Animal Genetics and Genomics
ISSN
0967-3849
eISSN
1573-6849
DOI
10.1007/s10577-006-1036-7
pmid
16544193
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Abstract

Nucleosome depletion in the promoters has been indicated in yeasts, suggesting that nucleosome depletion in promoter might be a fundamental feature of eukaryotic transcriptional regulation. We compared the relationship between histone H3 acetylation at lysine 9 (K9) in promoter, gene expression level, and nucleosome density in the vicinity of the transcription start site (TSS), in HepG2 cells (human hepatocellular liver carcinoma cells). We found that the density of nucleosome is relatively low in the close vicinity of TSS flanked by H3 K9 significantly acetylated promoter, compared with that for genes without marked H3 K9 acetylation in promoter, regardless of their transcriptional activation status. Our results imply that the relative nucleosome depletion in the vicinity of TSS is not necessarily associated with active transcription, but with histone H3 K9 acetylation in promoter.

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Chromosome ResearchSpringer Journals

Published: Mar 17, 2006

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