title: Acetylation and chromosomal functions.
abstract: Since the initial discovery of histone acetyltransferases, numerous reports have established that histone acetyltransferases and histone deacetylases regulate transcription by acetylating and deacetylating histones, respectively. Recent studies have focused on the effects of histone acetylation on gene expression regulation during development and the roles of histone hypoacetylation in the maintenance of centromeric structure, X-inactivation and genomic imprinting. Recent findings have also shown that the functions of non-histone proteins can also be regulated by acetylation. Together, these data highlight the importance of acetylation of histones and non-histone proteins in a variety of chromosomal functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Box 800733, University of Virginia, Health Science Center, Charlottesville, VA 22908-0733, USA.
authors.forename: W L
authors.initials: WL
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Briggs
authors.forename: C D
authors.initials: CD
authors.lastname: Allis
mesh_terms: D000107:Acetylation; D000818:Animals; D002454:Cell Differentiation; D002503:Centromere / Q000378:metabolism; D002875:Chromosomes / Q000235:genetics* / Q000378:metabolism*; D019175:DNA Methylation; D004303:Dosage Compensation, Genetic; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D020868:Gene Silencing; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D018741:Replication Origin; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006657:Histones; D014157:Transcription Factors