Histone H1 regulates chromatin condensation in Leishmania parasites

被引:13
作者
Masina, Slavica [1 ]
Zangger, Haroun [1 ]
Rivier, Denis [1 ]
Fasel, Nicolas [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Lausanne, Dept Biochem, CH-1066 Epalinges, Switzerland
关键词
MNase; MH1; LH1; HMG;
D O I
10.1016/j.exppara.2006.11.002
中图分类号
R38 [医学寄生虫学]; Q [生物科学];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ; 100103 ;
摘要
We investigated the functional role of the Leishmania histone H1 and demonstrate for the first time that addition of histone H1 has a strong effect on microccocal digestion, chromatin condensation of parasite nuclei and that its overexpression can modulate parasite infectivity in vivo. (C) 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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页码:83 / 87
页数:5
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