An integrative analysis of post-translational histone modifications in the marine diatom Phaeodactylum tricornutum.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Nucleosomes are the building blocks of chromatin where gene regulation takes place. Chromatin landscapes have been profiled for several species, providing insights into the fundamental mechanisms of chromatin-mediated transcriptional regulation of gene expression. However, knowledge is missing for several major and deep-branching eukaryotic groups, such as the Stramenopiles, which include the diatoms. Diatoms are highly diverse and ubiquitous species of phytoplankton that play a key role in global biogeochemical cycles. Dissecting chromatin-mediated regulation of genes in diatoms will help understand the ecological success of these organisms in contemporary oceans.

Results

Here, we use high resolution mass spectrometry to identify a full repertoire of post-transla

SUBMITTER: Veluchamy A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4504042 | biostudies-literature | 2015 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature