
Heterochromatin protein 1 (HP1) is a conserved factor critical for heterochromatin organization and gene silencing. It is recruited to chromatin by its direct interaction with H3K9me (methylated lysine 9 residue of histone H3), an epigenetic mark for silenced chromatin. Now, Luijsterburg et al. (Luijsterburg, M.S., C. Dinant, H. Lans, J. Stap, E. Wiernasz, S. Lagerwerf, D.O. Warmerdam, M. Lindh, M.C. Brink, J.W. Dobrucki, et al. 2009. J. Cell Biol. 185:577–586) reveal a new H3K9me-independent role for HP1 in the DNA damage response, which is distinct from the one recently reported by Ayoub et al. (Ayoub, N., A.D. Jeyasekharan, J.A. Bernal, and A.R. Venkitaraman. 2008. Nature. 453:682–686).
Biomedical and clinical sciences, DNA Repair, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, Reviews, Non-Histone, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Chromosomal Proteins, Histones, Biological sciences, Underpinning research, Chromobox Protein Homolog 5, Genetics, Animals, Humans, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Generic health relevance, Developmental Biology
Biomedical and clinical sciences, DNA Repair, Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone, 1.1 Normal biological development and functioning, Reviews, Non-Histone, Biological Sciences, Medical and Health Sciences, Chromosomal Proteins, Histones, Biological sciences, Underpinning research, Chromobox Protein Homolog 5, Genetics, Animals, Humans, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Generic health relevance, Developmental Biology
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