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To compare the DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testis-specific linker histone variants H1a and H1t with somatic rat liver histone H1bdec.

December 5, 1995Biochemistry

DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testes H1a and H1t compared to those of rat liver H1bdec: H1t is a poor condenser of chromatin

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JKJyoti KhadakeUniversity of Cambridge MRManchanahalli R. Satyanarayana RaoJawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research

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In vitro study demonstrates reduced chromatin condensation by testis-specific histone H1t in rat cells, indicating specialized structural roles during spermatogenesis.

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To compare the DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testis-specific linker histone variants H1a and H1t with somatic rat liver histone H1bdec.
Purified histone H1 variants from rat testes and liver using both salt and acid extraction protocols.
Evaluated structural alterations and condensation efficiency using circular dichroism spectroscopy on oligonucleosomal DNA, linear plasmid DNA, and H1-depleted rat liver chromatin.
Analyzed and compared C-terminal amino acid sequences and DNA-binding octapeptide motifs between histone H1d and histone H1t.
Salt-extracted histone H1 condensed oligonucleosomal DNA at least 10 times more efficiently than acid-extracted H1, displaying an estimated site size of 16 to 20 base pairs.
DNA-condensing efficiency was highest in somatic histone H1bdec, followed by H1a and H1t, with all salt-extracted variants condensing oligonucleosomal DNA more efficiently than linear pBR-322 DNA.
Histones H1bdec and H1a condensed H1-depleted chromatin with equal efficiency, whereas testis-specific H1t showed no condensation of H1-depleted chromatin, corresponding with the absence of a C-terminal octapeptide repeat motif.

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Khadake et al. (1995) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a89757fde65451374621f7b https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00048a025

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In vitro study demonstrates reduced chromatin condensation by testis-specific histone H1t in rat cells, indicating specialized structural roles during spermatogenesis.

DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testes H1a and H1t compared to those of rat liver H1bdec: H1t is a poor condenser of chromatin

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DNA- and chromatin-condensing properties of rat testes H1a and H1t compared to those of rat liver H1bdec: H1t is a poor condenser of chromatin

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