title: Role of histone phosphorylation in chromatin dynamics and its implications in diseases.
abstract: In eukaryotic cells, relaxed interphase chromatin undergoes pronounced changes resulting in formation of highly condensed mitotic chromosomes. Moreover, chromatin condensation is particularly evident during mitosis and apoptotic cell death, whereas chromatin relaxation is necessary for replication, repair, recombination and transcription. The post-translational modifications of histone tails such as reversible acetylation, phosphorylation and methylation play a critical role in dynamic condensation/relaxation that occurs during the cell cycle. Histone phosphorylation is believed to play a direct role in mitosis, cell death, repair, replication and recombination. However, definitive roles for this modification in these processes have not yet been elucidated. In this review, we discuss recent progress in studies of histone phosphorylation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, 1-12-4 Sakamoto, Nagasaki, Nagasaki 852-8523, Japan.
authors.forename: Masaya
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oki
authors.forename: Hitoshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Aihara
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ito
mesh_terms: D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism*; D042002:Chromatin Assembly and Disassembly; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D006657:Histones / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D010766:Phosphorylation; D006656:Protamine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D011499:Protein Processing, Post-Translational
chemical_list: D002843:Chromatin; C468783:H2AX protein, human; D006657:Histones; D006656:Protamine Kinase