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Histone H2A.Z

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H2AZ1
Available structures
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Identifiers
AliasesH2AZ1, H2A.Z-1, H2A.z, H2A/z, H2AZ, H2A histone family member Z, H2A.Z variant histone 1, H2AFZ
External IDsOMIM: 142763; MGI: 1888388; HomoloGene: 80218; GeneCards: H2AZ1; OMA:H2AZ1 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_002106

NM_016750
NM_001316995

RefSeq (protein)

NP_002097

NP_001303924
NP_058030

Location (UCSC)Chr 4: 99.95 – 99.95 MbChr 3: 137.57 – 137.57 Mb
PubMed search[3][4]
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Histone H2A.Z is a protein encoded by the H2AZ1 gene in humans.[5][6]

Function

Histones are basic nuclear proteins that are responsible for the nucleosome structure of the chromosomal fiber in eukaryotes. Nucleosomes consist of approximately 146 base pairs(bp) of DNA wrapped around a histone octamer, which includes pairs of each of the four core histones (H2A, H2B, H3, and H4). The chromatin fiber is further compacted by the interaction of a linker histone, H1, with the DNA between the nucleosomes to form higher order chromatin structures. The H2AFZ gene encodes a replication-independent member of the histone H2A family that is distinct from other members of the family.

Biological Importance

Studies in mice have shown that this particular histone is required for embryonic development and indicate that lack of functional histone H2A leads to embryonic lethality.[6]

Histone H2AZ is a variant of histone H2A, and is used to mediate the thermosensory response, and is essential to perceive the ambient temperature. Nucleosome occupancy of H2A.Z decreases with temperature, and in vitro assays show that H2A.Z-containing nucleosomes wrap DNA more tightly than canonical H2A nucleosomes in Arabidopsis.(Cell 140: 136–147, 2010) However, some of the other studies (Nat. Genet. 41, 941–945 and Genes Dev., 21, 1519–1529) have shown that incorporation of H2A.Z in nucleosomes, when it co-occurs with H3.3, makes them weaker.

Gene Expression and Chromatin Structure

The positioning of H2A.Z containing nucleosomes around transcription start sites has been shown to affect the downstream gene expression.[7] Recent evidence also points to a role for H2A.Z in repressing a subset of ncRNAs, derepressing CUTs, as well as mediation higher order chromatin structure formation.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000164032Ensembl, May 2017
  2. ^ a b c GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000037894Ensembl, May 2017
  3. ^ "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. ^ "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. ^ Hatch CL, Bonner WM (Oct 1990). "The human histone H2A.Z gene. Sequence and regulation". J Biol Chem. 265 (25): 15211–8. doi:10.1016/S0021-9258(18)77243-8. PMID 1697587.
  6. ^ a b "Entrez Gene: H2AFZ H2A histone family, member Z".
  7. ^ Bargaje R., Alam P., Patowary A., Sarkar M., Ali T., Gupta S., Garg M., Singh M., Purkanti R., Scaria V., Sivasubbu S., Brahmachari V., Pillai B. (2012) Proximity of H2A.Z containing nucleosome to the transcription start site influences gene expression levels in the mammalian liver and brain. Nucleic Acids Research (Epub ahead of print)Bargaje R, Alam MP, Patowary A, et al. (October 2012). "Proximity of H2A.Z containing nucleosome to the transcription start site influences gene expression levels in the mammalian liver and brain". Nucleic Acids Research. 40 (18): 8965–78. doi:10.1093/nar/gks665. PMC 3467062. PMID 22821566.
  8. ^ Rege M (2015). "Chromatin Dynamics and the RNA Exosome Function in Concert to Regulate Transcriptional Homeostasis". Cell Reports. 13 (8): 1610–1622. doi:10.1016/j.celrep.2015.10.030. PMC 4662874. PMID 26586442.

Further reading

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  • PDBe-KB provides an overview of all the structure information available in the PDB for Human Histone H2A.Z