The Hypersaline Archaeal Histones HpyA and HstA Are DNA Binding Proteins That Defy Categorization According to Commonly Used Functional Criteria

ABSTRACT Histone proteins are found across diverse lineages of Archaea, many of which package DNA and form chromatin. However, previous research has led to the hypothesis that the histone-like proteins of high-salt-adapted archaea, or halophiles, function differently. The sole histone protein encode...

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Main Authors: Saaz Sakrikar, Rylee K. Hackley, Mar Martinez-Pastor, Cynthia L. Darnell, Angie Vreugdenhil, Amy K. Schmid
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2023-04-01
Series:mBio
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Online Access:https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03449-22