Mapping of histone-binding sites in histone replacement-completed spermatozoa

oleh: Keisuke Yoshida, Masafumi Muratani, Hiromitsu Araki, Fumihito Miura, Takehiro Suzuki, Naoshi Dohmae, Yuki Katou, Katsuhiko Shirahige, Takashi Ito, Shunsuke Ishii

Format: Article
Diterbitkan: Nature Portfolio 2018-09-01

Deskripsi

While a majority of histones are replaced by protamines during spermatogenesis, a small amount is retained in mammalian spermatozoa. Here the authors develop a method to purify histones from replacement-completed sperm (HRCS), completely solubilize histones from cross-linked HRCS without MNase digestion, and map histone-binding sites in these cells.