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ArticleThe Biochemical journal2024

Beyond the tail: the consequence of context in histone post-translational modification and chromatin research.

Ellen N Weinzapfel, Karlie N Fedder-Semmes, Zu-Wen Sun, Michael-Christopher Keogh

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Article in The Biochemical journal, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.

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15citing papers in PubMed
4.9field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 21 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Ellen N WeinzapfelEpiCypher Inc., Durham, NC 27709, U.S.A.ORCID 0009-0000-1177-1781
Karlie N Fedder-SemmesEpiCypher Inc., Durham, NC 27709, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-0610-0366
Zu-Wen SunEpiCypher Inc., Durham, NC 27709, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0001-8389-0843
Michael-Christopher KeoghEpiCypher Inc., Durham, NC 27709, U.S.A.ORCID 0000-0002-2219-8623
EpiCypher (United States) · US

Funding

Development of novel spike-in controls for quantitative chromatin-associated protein profilingR44DE029633 · NIDCR · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI KEOGH, MICHAEL-CHRISTOPHER, VENTERS, BRYAN J · 2019 to 2021
$2.2M
Engineered super-affinity reagents for detection of histone post-translational modificationsR44GM145007 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2022 to 2023
$2.0M
Novel enzyme inhibitor screening platform using modified designer nucleosomesR44GM119893 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2019 to 2020
$1.9M
High-throughput methyltransferase assays using recombinant nucleosome substratesR44GM117683 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2018 to 2019
$1.7M
A nucleosome sliding assay platform to screen inhibitors of SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexesR44GM123869 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI KEOGH, MICHAEL-CHRISTOPHER · 2018 to 2019
$1.7M
Barcoded nucleosomes for analyzing combinatorial epigenetic regulatorsR44GM116584 · NIGMS · EPICYPHER, INC. · PI SUN, ZU-WEN · 2017 to 2018
$1.6M
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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The role of histone post-translational modifications (PTMs) in chromatin structure and genome function has been the subject of intense debate for more than 60 years. Though complex, the discourse can be summarized in two distinct - and deceptively simple - questions: What is the function of histone PTMs? And how should they be studied? Decades of research show these queries are intricately linked and far from straightforward. Here we provide a historical perspective, highlighting how the arrival of new technologies shaped discovery and insight. Despite their limitations, the tools available at each period had a profound impact on chromatin research, and provided essential clues that advanced our understanding of histone PTM function. Finally, we discuss recent advances in the application of defined nucleosome substrates, the study of multivalent chromatin interactions, and new technologies driving the next era of histone PTM research.

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ChromatinHistonesNucleosomesProtein Processing, Post-TranslationalChromatinHistonesNucleosomeschromatinhistone codehistone peptideshistone post-translational modificationshistonesnucleosome

Identifiers

PMID38353483
PMCPMC10903488
OpenAlexW4391813343

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