Postmitotic accumulation of histone variant H3.3 in new cortical neurons establishes neuronal chromatin, transcriptome, and identity
Funk O, Qalieh Y, Doyle D, Lam M, Kwan K. Postmitotic accumulation of histone variant H3.3 in new cortical neurons establishes neuronal chromatin, transcriptome, and identity. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2116956119. PMID: 35930666, PMCID: PMC9371731, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2116956119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeuronal chromatinHistone variantsVariant H3.3Histone H3 variant H3.3Replication-coupled depositionHistone variant H3.3Replication-dependent histonesKey developmental roleNucleosome turnoverNeural progenitor cellsChromatin stateHistone replacementNeuronal transcriptomeModification landscapeDevelopmental phenotypesGene regulationTranscriptional disruptionH3.3Neuronal lifespanCellular phenotypesHistone H3 levelsNeuronal identityDevelopmental roleTranscriptomePostmitotic cells