Nature Communications (Apr 2018)

Histone H2AX deficiency causes neurobehavioral deficits and impaired redox homeostasis

  • Urbain Weyemi,
  • Bindu D. Paul,
  • Adele M. Snowman,
  • Parthav Jailwala,
  • Andre Nussenzweig,
  • William M. Bonner,
  • Solomon H. Snyder

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03948-9
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 10

Abstract

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H2AX is a histone variant with an essential function in DNA double-strand break repair and genome stability. Here, Weyemi and colleagues show that loss of neuronal H2AX leads to locomotor dysfunction and alteration in oxidative stress response.