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ReviewBiomolecules2024

The Function of H2A Histone Variants and Their Roles in Diseases.

Xuemin Yin, Dong Zeng, Yingjun Liao, Chengyuan Tang, Ying Li

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Review in Biomolecules, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed.

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  7. Histone Variant H2A.Z Enhances Histone and Nucleosome Dynamics.Molecular & cellular proteomics : MCP · 2026
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  8. Predicting Protein Cascade Expression from H&E Images.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2026
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors.

Xuemin YinDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Dong ZengDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Yingjun LiaoDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Chengyuan TangDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.
Ying LiDepartment of Nephrology, The Second Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha 410011, China.ORCID 0000-0002-5590-0765

Funding

National Natural Science Foundation of China 82170707
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Epigenetic regulation, which is characterized by reversible and heritable genetic alterations without changing DNA sequences, has recently been increasingly studied in diseases. Histone variant regulation is an essential component of epigenetic regulation. The substitution of canonical histones by histone variants profoundly alters the local chromatin structure and modulates DNA accessibility to regulatory factors, thereby exerting a pivotal influence on gene regulation and DNA damage repair. Histone H2A variants, mainly including H2A.Z, H2A.B, macroH2A, and H2A.X, are the most abundant identified variants among all histone variants with the greatest sequence diversity. Harboring varied chromatin occupancy and structures, histone H2A variants perform distinct functions in gene transcription and DNA damage repair. They are implicated in multiple pathophysiological mechanisms and the emergence of different illnesses. Cancer, embryonic development abnormalities, neurological diseases, metabolic diseases, and heart diseases have all been linked to histone H2A variant alterations. This review focuses on the functions of H2A histone variants in mammals, including H2A.Z, H2A.B, macroH2A, and H2A.X, and their current roles in various diseases.

Indexed as

Epigenesis, GeneticHistonesNeoplasmsAnimalsChromatinDNA RepairHumansMetabolic DiseasesNervous System DiseasesChromatinHistonescancerchromatinDNA damage repairembryonic development abnormalitiesgene transcriptionH2A.BH2A.XH2A.Zhistone variantsmacroH2A

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PMID39199381
PMCPMC11352661

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