Lysine-rich histones and the selective digestion of the globin gene in avian red blood cells
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Lysine-rich histones and the selective digestion of the globin gene in avian red blood cells
Abstract
Deoxyribonuclease I (DNase I) is known to preferentially digest the adult globin gene sequences in avian red blood cells. We have investigated the contribution of histones H1 and H5 in maintaining the nuclease-sensitive structure about the globin genes. When the lysine-rich histones H1 and H5 were selectively removed from avian red blood cell nuclei, the rate of digestion with DNase I increased several fold. However, the globin genes in H1-and H5-depleted nuclei were still selectively digested. Since histone H1 is necessary for the higher order folding of the nucleosomes, these data suggest that DNase I recognizes an aspect of structural heterogeneity within each core particle rather than some higher order packaging of the nucleosome cores.
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