Binding of the globular domain of linker histones H5/H1 to the nucleosome: a hypothesis
- 1 August 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Protein Engineering, Design and Selection
- Vol. 2 (8), 577-582
- https://doi.org/10.1093/protein/2.8.577
Abstract
The amino acid sequence of the central globular domain of histone H1/H5 family members is highly homologous. Twenty-four such sequences have been compared to establish the conserved and variable residues. Fitting this to the tertiary structure of the H5 globular domain shows which of the conserved and variable residues are peripheral and which internal. Particular attention is paid to conserved basic residues on the surface, which we take to be DNA binding. Variable regions and conserved acidic residues are assumed not to be sites of contact with DNA. We conclude that one face of the domain, containing a cluster of basic residues, is the principal DNA binding site whilst two opposing faces, orthogonal to the principal site and also containing conserved basic residues, are subsidiary DNA binding sites. Since the DNA binding surface of the domain covers a full 180° arc, we propose that it contacts a ‘cage’ of three DNA strands on the 2-fold axis of the chromatosome.This publication has 22 references indexed in Scilit:
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