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Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(8):1008-1018. doi:10.7150/ijbs.19891 This issue Cite

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Linker Histone in Diseases

Xin Ye, ChuanLin Feng, Tian Gao, Guanqun Mu, Weiguo Zhu, Yang Yang✉

Beijing Key Laboratory of Protein Posttranslational Modifications and Cell Function, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Peking University Health Science Center, #38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China.

✉ Corresponding author: Yang Yang, Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Peking University Health Science Center, #38 Xueyuan Road, Beijing 100191, China. Phone: 86-10-82801602; E-mail: yangshedu.cn

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Ye X, Feng C, Gao T, Mu G, Zhu W, Yang Y. Linker Histone in Diseases. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(8):1008-1018. doi:10.7150/ijbs.19891. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p1008.htm
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The linker histone is a protein that binds with the nucleosome, which is generally considered to achieve chromatin condensation in the nucleus. Accumulating evidences suggest that the linker histone is essential in the pathogenesis of several diseases. In this review, we briefly introduce the current knowledge of the linker histone, including its structure, characteristics and functions. Also, we move forward to present the advances of the linker histone's association with certain diseases, such as cancer, Alzheimer's disease, infection, male infertility and aberrant immunity situations, focusing on the alteration of the linker histone under certain pathological conditions and its role in developing each disease.

Keywords: Linker Histone, Nucleosome, Chromatin, Cancer, Alzheimer's Disease.

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Ye, X., Feng, C., Gao, T., Mu, G., Zhu, W., Yang, Y. (2017). Linker Histone in Diseases. International Journal of Biological Sciences, 13(8), 1008-1018. https://doi.org/10.7150/ijbs.19891.

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Ye, X.; Feng, C.; Gao, T.; Mu, G.; Zhu, W.; Yang, Y. Linker Histone in Diseases. Int. J. Biol. Sci. 2017, 13 (8), 1008-1018. DOI: 10.7150/ijbs.19891.

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Ye X, Feng C, Gao T, Mu G, Zhu W, Yang Y. Linker Histone in Diseases. Int J Biol Sci 2017; 13(8):1008-1018. doi:10.7150/ijbs.19891. https://www.ijbs.com/v13p1008.htm

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Ye X, Feng C, Gao T, Mu G, Zhu W, Yang Y. 2017. Linker Histone in Diseases. Int J Biol Sci. 13(8):1008-1018.

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