title: Nucleosome and chromatin structures and functions.
abstract: From the above discussion it can be appreciated that the major unknowns to advancing our understanding of nucleosome and chromatin structure and functions are: 1) the binding sites of the histone N- and C-terminal domains in native nucleosomes and in chromatin; 2) the effects of histone reversible chemical modifications of phosphorylations, acetylations and ubiquitinations on the binding of the histone N- and C-terminal domains in nucleosome and chromatin structures; 3) the path(s) of the linker DNA between nucleosome in the different orders of chromatin structure; 4) the position of the globular, N- and C-terminal domains of linker histones in the nucleosome and chromatin structures; and 5) the lack of a detailed structure for the 30 nm chromatin fiber. The above unknowns provide formidable challenges for future researchers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biological Chemistry, School of Medicine, University of California, Davis 95616, USA.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Bradbury
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002843:Chromatin / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D008954:Models, Biological; D009707:Nucleosomes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000502:physiology*; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; D009707:Nucleosomes