H2B.W2, a Spermatocytes-specific Histone Variant, disrupts nucleosome stability and reduces chromatin compaction
Thi Thuy Nguyen, Dongbo Ding, Xinpeng Bai, Matthew Yu Hin Pang, Mingxi Deng, Yue Liu, Tingyu Jin, Zhichun Xu, Yingyi Zhang, Yuanliang Zhai, Yan Yan, Toyotaka Ishibashi
This study identifies H2B.W2 as a spermatocyte-specific histone variant that destabilizes nucleosomes and reduces chromatin compaction, potentially regulating gene expression during spermatogenesis.
Nucleic Acids Research · Aug 27, 2025Peer-reviewedBiochemistry