Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea

Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea

<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The transcription machineries of Archaea and eukaryotes are similar in many aspects, but little is understood about archaeal chromatin and its role in transcription. Here, we describe the identification in hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeota and a Korarcha...

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Main Authors: Kelly Steven, Daniels Jan-Peter, Wickstead Bill, Gull Keith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2009-07-01
Series:Biology Direct
Online Access:http://www.biology-direct.com/content/4/1/24
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spelling doaj-bcf4320b5d034e4bb9cc0f20d3598e3a2020-11-24T22:56:53ZengBMCBiology Direct1745-61502009-07-01412410.1186/1745-6150-4-24Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in ArchaeaKelly StevenDaniels Jan-PeterWickstead BillGull Keith<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The transcription machineries of Archaea and eukaryotes are similar in many aspects, but little is understood about archaeal chromatin and its role in transcription. Here, we describe the identification in hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeota and a Korarchaeon of an orthologue of the eukaryotic transcription elongation factor Elf1, which has been shown to function in chromatin structure maintenance of actively transcribed templates. Our discovery has implications for the relationship of chromatin and transcription in Archaea and the evolution of these processes in eukaryotes.</p> <p>Reviewers</p> <p>This article was reviewed by Chris P. Ponting and Eugene V. Koonin.</p> http://www.biology-direct.com/content/4/1/24
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Daniels Jan-Peter
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Gull Keith
Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
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Daniels Jan-Peter
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title Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
title_short Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
title_full Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
title_fullStr Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
title_full_unstemmed Identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of Elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in Archaea
title_sort identification of a crenarchaeal orthologue of elf1: implications for chromatin and transcription in archaea
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publishDate 2009-07-01
description <p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>The transcription machineries of Archaea and eukaryotes are similar in many aspects, but little is understood about archaeal chromatin and its role in transcription. Here, we describe the identification in hyperthermophilic Crenarchaeota and a Korarchaeon of an orthologue of the eukaryotic transcription elongation factor Elf1, which has been shown to function in chromatin structure maintenance of actively transcribed templates. Our discovery has implications for the relationship of chromatin and transcription in Archaea and the evolution of these processes in eukaryotes.</p> <p>Reviewers</p> <p>This article was reviewed by Chris P. Ponting and Eugene V. Koonin.</p>
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