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Comparative structure of vertebrate sperm chromatin by Ausió, Juan, González-Romero, Rodrigo, Woodcock, Christopher L.

“…A consistent feature of sperm nuclei is its exceptionally compact state in comparison with somatic nuclei. Here, we have examined the structural organization…”
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Basic surface features of nuclear FKBPs facilitate chromatin binding by Leung, Andrew, Jardim, Francy-Pesek, Savic, Neda, Monneau, Yoan R., González-Romero, Rodrigo, Gudavicius, Geoff, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M., Bartke, Till, Mackereth, Cameron D., Ausió, Juan, Nelson, Christopher J.

“…The nucleoplasmin family of histone chaperones is identified by a pentamer-forming domain and multiple acidic tracts that mediate histone binding and chaperone…”
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The CHROMEVALOA database: a resource for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid contamination in the marine environment based on the chromatin-associated transcriptome of the mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis by Suárez-Ulloa, Victoria, Fernández-Tajes, Juan, Aguiar-Pulido, Vanessa, Rivera-Casas, Ciro, González-Romero, Rodrigo, Ausio, Juan, Méndez, Josefina, Dorado, Julián, Eirín-López, José M

“…Okadaic Acid (OA) constitutes the main active principle in Diarrhetic Shellfish Poisoning (DSP) toxins produced during Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs),…”
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Unique yeast histone sequences influence octamer and nucleosome stability by Leung, Andrew, Cheema, Manjinder, González‐Romero, Rodrigo, Eirin‐Lopez, Jose M., Ausió, Juan, Nelson, Christopher J.

“…Yeast nucleosomes are known to be intrinsically less stable than those from higher eukaryotes. This difference presents significant challenges for the…”
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The evolutionary differentiation of two histone H2A.Z variants in chordates (H2A.Z-1 and H2A.Z-2) is mediated by a stepwise mutation process that affects three amino acid residues by Eirín-López, José M, González-Romero, Rodrigo, Dryhurst, Deanna, Ishibashi, Toyotaka, Ausió, Juan

“…The histone H2A family encompasses the greatest number of core histone variants of which the replacement variant H2A.Z is currently one of the most heavily…”
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Histone H2A (H2A.X and H2A.Z) variants in molluscs: molecular characterization and potential implications for chromatin dynamics by González-Romero, Rodrigo, Rivera-Casas, Ciro, Frehlick, Lindsay J, Méndez, Josefina, Ausió, Juan, Eirín-López, José M

“…Histone variants are used by the cell to build specialized nucleosomes, replacing canonical histones and generating functionally specialized chromatin domains…”
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Detection of invasive and cryptic species in marine mussels (Bivalvia, Mytilidae): A chromosomal perspective by García-Souto, Daniel, Sumner-Hempel, Auriel, Fervenza, Susana, Pérez-García, Concepción, Torreiro, Angel, González-Romero, Rodrigo, Eirín-López, José M., Morán, Paloma, Pasantes, Juan J.

“…Marine mussels illustrate a stunning variability in shape and color. Such variability, added to the scarcity of reliable morphological characters for their…”
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Quickly evolving histones, nucleosome stability and chromatin folding: All about histone H2A.Bbd by González-Romero, Rodrigo, Méndez, Josefina, Ausió, Juan, Eirín-López, José M.

“…Histone H2A.Bbd ( Barr body- deficient) is a novel histone variant which is largely excluded from the inactive X chromosome of mammals. Discovered only 6 years…”
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Early Evolution of Histone Genes: Prevalence of an 'Orphon' H1 Lineage in Protostomes and Birth-and-Death Process in the H2A Family by Gonzalez-Romero, Rodrigo, Ausio, Juan, Mendez, Josefina, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M

“…The study of histone evolution has experienced a rebirth, for two main reasons: the identification of new essential histone variants responsible for regulating…”
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Effects of Florida Red Tides on histone variant expression and DNA methylation in the Eastern oyster Crassostrea virginica by Gonzalez-Romero, Rodrigo, Suarez-Ulloa, Victoria, Rodriguez-Casariego, Javier, Garcia-Souto, Daniel, Diaz, Gabriel, Smith, Abraham, Pasantes, Juan Jose, Rand, Gary, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M.

“…Massive algal proliferations known as Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) represent one of the most important threats to coastal areas. Among them, the so-called…”
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Evolution of high mobility group nucleosome-binding proteins and its implications for vertebrate chromatin specialization by Ishida, Yasuko, Zhao, Kai, Greenwood, Alex D, Roca, Alfred L

“…High mobility group (HMG)-N proteins are a family of small nonhistone proteins that bind to nucleosomes (N). Despite the amount of information available on…”
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dBigH1, a second histone H1 in Drosophila, and the consequences for histone fold nomenclature by González-Romero, Rodrigo, Ausio, Juan

“…Recently, Pérez-Montero and colleagues (Developmental cell, 26: 578-590, 2013) described the occurrence of a new histone H1 variant (dBigH1) in Drosophila. The…”
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The characterization of macroH2A beyond vertebrates supports an ancestral origin and conserved role for histone variants in chromatin by Rivera-Casas, Ciro, Gonzalez-Romero, Rodrigo, Cheema, Manjinder S., Ausió, Juan, Eirín-López, José M.

“…Histone variants play a critical role in chromatin structure and epigenetic regulation. These "deviant" proteins have been historically considered as the…”
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Molecular and Biochemical Methods Useful for the Epigenetic Characterization of Chromatin-Associated Proteins in Bivalve Molluscs by Rivera-Casas, Ciro, Gonzalez-Romero, Rodrigo, Garduño, Rafael A, Cheema, Manjinder S, Ausio, Juan, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M

“…Bivalve molluscs constitute a ubiquitous taxonomic group playing key functions in virtually all ecosystems, and encompassing critical commercial relevance…”
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Characterization of mussel H2A.Z.2: a new H2A.Z variant preferentially expressed in germinal tissues from Mytilus by Rivera-Casas, Ciro, González-Romero, Rodrigo, Vizoso-Vazquez, Ángel, Cheema, Manjinder S, Cerdán, M Esperanza, Méndez, Josefina, Ausió, Juan, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M

“…Histones are the fundamental constituents of the eukaryotic chromatin, facilitating the physical organization of DNA in chromosomes and participating in the…”
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Interaction of chromatin with a histone H1 containing swapped N- and C-terminal domains by Hutchinson, Jordana B, Cheema, Manjinder S, Wang, Jason, Missiaen, Krystal, Finn, Ron, Gonzalez Romero, Rodrigo, Th'ng, John P H, Hendzel, Michael, Ausió, Juan

“…Although the details of the structural involvement of histone H1 in the organization of the nucleosome are quite well understood, the sequential events…”
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Chromatin specialization in bivalve molluscs: A leap forward for the evaluation of Okadaic Acid genotoxicity in the marine environment by Gonzalez-Romero, Rodrigo, Rivera-Casas, Ciro, Fernandez-Tajes, Juan, Ausio, Juan, Mendez, Josefina, Eirin-Lopez, Jose M

“…Marine biotoxins synthesized by Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) represent one of the most important sources of contamination in marine environments as well as a…”
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Birth-and-death long-term evolution promotes histone H2B variant diversification in the male germinal cell line by Gonzalez-Romero, R., Rivera-Casas, C., Ausio, J., Mendez, J., Eirin-Lopez, J. M.

“…The rich diversity within each of the five histone families (H1, H2A, H2B, H3, and H4) can hardly be reconciled with the notion of homogenizing evolution. The…”
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Histone genes of the razor clam Solen marginatus unveil new aspects of linker histone evolution in protostomes by González-Romero, Rodrigo, Ausió, Juan, Méndez, Josefina, Eirín-López, José M

“…The association of DNA with histones results in a nucleoprotein complex called chromatin that consists of repetitive nucleosomal subunits. Nucleosomes are…”
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Histone H2A by González-Romero, Rodrigo, Rivera-Casas, Ciro, Frehlick, Lindsay J, Méndez, Josefina, Ausió, Juan, Eirín-López, José M

“…Histone variants are used by the cell to build specialized nucleosomes, replacing canonical histones and generating functionally specialized chromatin domains…”
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