Communications Biology (May 2022)

Histone macroH2A1 is a stronger regulator of hippocampal transcription and memory than macroH2A2 in mice

  • Gurdeep Singh,
  • Gilda Stefanelli,
  • Klotilda Narkaj,
  • Mark A. Brimble,
  • Samantha D. Creighton,
  • Timothy A. B. McLean,
  • Meaghan Hall,
  • Krista A. Mitchnick,
  • Jacqueline Zakaria,
  • Thanh Phung,
  • Anas Reda,
  • Amanda M. Leonetti,
  • Ashley Monks,
  • Lara Ianov,
  • Boyer D. Winters,
  • Brandon J. Walters,
  • Andrew M. Davidoff,
  • Jennifer A. Mitchell,
  • Iva B. Zovkic

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-022-03435-4
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 5, no. 1
pp. 1 – 14

Abstract

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The structurally-unique histone variant, mH2A1, influences learning and memory in mice to a greater extent than a similar variant, mH2A2.