Nature Communications (Mar 2023)

Systematic characterization of chromodomain proteins reveals an H3K9me1/2 reader regulating aging in C. elegans

  • Xinhao Hou,
  • Mingjing Xu,
  • Chengming Zhu,
  • Jianing Gao,
  • Meili Li,
  • Xiangyang Chen,
  • Cheng Sun,
  • Björn Nashan,
  • Jianye Zang,
  • Ying Zhou,
  • Shouhong Guang,
  • Xuezhu Feng

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-023-36898-y
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 14, no. 1
pp. 1 – 19

Abstract

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Chromodomains mainly function as histone methyl-lysine readers to regulate gene expression. Here the authors delineate a functional map of chromodomain proteins and identify an H3K9me1/2 writer, MET-2, and reader, CEC-5, that are required for the normal lifespan of C. elegans.