Structure and dynamics of the crenarchaeal nucleoid.
Crenarchaeal genomes are organized into a compact nucleoid by a set of small chromatin proteins. Although there is little knowledge of chromatin structure in Archaea, similarities between crenarchaeal and bacterial chromatin proteins suggest that organization and regulation could be achieved by similar mechanisms. In the present review, we describe the molecular properties of crenarchaeal chromatin proteins and discuss the possible role of these architectural proteins in organizing the crenarchaeal chromatin and in gene regulation.
Leiden Institute of Chemistry and Cell Observatory, Molecular Genetics Laboratory, Leiden University, 2333 CC, Leiden, The Netherlands.
Rosalie P C
RP
Driessen
Remus Th
RT
Dame
D002843:Chromatin / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D019641:DNA, Archaeal / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000235:genetics; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation; D009690:Nucleic Acid Conformation; D011487:Protein Conformation
D002843:Chromatin; D019641:DNA, Archaeal