Novel histones and histone variant families in prokaryotes
Samuel Schwab, Yimin Hu, Bert van Erp, Marc K M Cajili, Marcus D. Hartmann, Birte Hernandez Alvarez, Vikram Alva, Aimee L. Boyle, Remus Thei Dame
The paper uses AlphaFold2 to classify prokaryotic histones into 17 groups and identifies a new histone superfamily that bridges DNA instead of wrapping it.
bioRxiv · Jun 1, 2023 · PreprintBioinformatics