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. 2023 Apr 6;83(7):1024-1026.
doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2023.03.004.

Histone chaperones: A multinodal highway network inside the cell

Zhiming Li  1 , Zhiguo Zhang  2
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Histone chaperones: A multinodal highway network inside the cell

Zhiming Li et al. Mol Cell. .

Abstract

Histone chaperones participate in the biogenesis, transportation, and deposition of histones. They contribute to processes impacted by nucleosomes including DNA replication, transcription, and epigenetic inheritance. In this issue, Carraro et al.1 reveal an interconnected chaperone network and a surprising function of histone chaperone DAXX in de novo deposition of H3.3K9me3.

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Declaration of interests The authors declare no competing interests.

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Figure 1.
Figure 1.. Network of major histone chaperones
Histone chaperones facilitate the transport of histones from the ribosome to the nucleus and aid in its subsequent deposition onto chromatin. This figure was created with BioRender.com.
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