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Probing chromatin-modifying enzymes with chemical tools.

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Fischle,  W.
Research Group of Chromatin Biochemistry, MPI for biophysical chemistry, Max Planck Society;

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Fischle, W., & Schwarzer, D. (2016). Probing chromatin-modifying enzymes with chemical tools. ACS Chemical Biology, 11(3), 689-705. doi:10.1021/acschembio.5b01023.


Cite as: https://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-002A-323D-A
Abstract
Chromatin is the universal template of genetic information in all eukaryotic organisms. Chemical modifications of the DNA-packaging histone proteins and the DNA bases are crucial signaling events in directing the use and readout of eukaryotic genomes. The enzymes that install and remove these chromatin modifications as well as the proteins that bind these marks govern information that goes beyond the sequence of DNA. Therefore, these so-called epigenetic regulators are intensively studied and represent promising drug targets in modern medicine. We summarize and discuss recent advances in the field of chemical biology that have provided chromatin research with sophisticated tools for investigating the composition, activity, and target sites of chromatin modifying enzymes and reader proteins.