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XB-ART-14485
J Biol Chem 1998 Aug 14;27333:21352-8.
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Functionally relevant histone-DNA interactions extend beyond the classically defined nucleosome core region.

Thiriet C , Hayes JJ .


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We demonstrate that core histones can affect the accessibility of a DNA element positioned outside of the classically defined nucleosome core region. The distance between a well positioned nucleosome and the binding site for the 5 S-specific transcription factor TFIIIA was systematically varied and the relative binding affinity for TFIIIA determined. We found that core histone-DNA interactions attenuate the affinity of TFIIIA for its cognate DNA element by a factor of 50-100-fold even when the critical binding region lies well outside of the classically defined nucleosome core region. These results have implications for the validity of parallels drawn between the accessibility of general nucleases to DNA sequences in chromatin and the activity of actual sequence-specific DNA binding factors.

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Species referenced: Xenopus
Genes referenced: gtf3a