Archaeal histones: dynamic and versatile genome architects

Bram Henneman; Remus T. Dame; Bram Henneman; Remus T. Dame

doi:10.3934/microbiol.2015.1.72

AIMS Microbiology

2015, Volume 1, Issue 1: 72-81. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2015.1.72

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Archaeal histones: dynamic and versatile genome architects

Bram Henneman ,
Remus T. Dame ^,

Leiden Institute of Chemistry, Gorlaeus Laboratories, Leiden University, Leiden, The Netherlands

Received: 09 October 2015 Accepted: 26 November 2015 Published: 01 December 2015

Genome organization and compaction in Archaea involves different chromatin proteins, among which homologues of eukaryotic histones. Archaeal histones are considered the ancestors of their eukaryotic counterparts, which isreflected in the way they position along the genome and wrap DNA. Evolution from the archaeal modes of action to the prototypical eukaryotic nucleosome may be attributed to altered histone-histone interactions and DNA sequence determinants cooperating to yield stable multimeric structures. The identification of a new candidate phylum, proposed to be a missing link between archaea and eukaryotes, Lokiarchaeaota, may be instrumental in addressing this hypothesis.
- archaeal chromatin,
- genome architecture,
- nucleoid,
- Archaea,
- Lokiarchaeota,
- histone,
- HMf,
- HTk,
- Alba
Citation: Bram Henneman, Remus T. Dame. Archaeal histones: dynamic and versatile genome architects[J]. AIMS Microbiology, 2015, 1(1): 72-81. doi: 10.3934/microbiol.2015.1.72

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Abstract

Genome organization and compaction in Archaea involves different chromatin proteins, among which homologues of eukaryotic histones. Archaeal histones are considered the ancestors of their eukaryotic counterparts, which isreflected in the way they position along the genome and wrap DNA. Evolution from the archaeal modes of action to the prototypical eukaryotic nucleosome may be attributed to altered histone-histone interactions and DNA sequence determinants cooperating to yield stable multimeric structures. The identification of a new candidate phylum, proposed to be a missing link between archaea and eukaryotes, Lokiarchaeaota, may be instrumental in addressing this hypothesis.

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