Mechanism and regulation of acetylated histone binding by the tandem PHD finger of DPF3b.
Zeng, L., Zhang, Q., Li, S., Plotnikov, A.N., Walsh, M.J., Zhou, M.M.(2010) Nature 466: 258-262
- PubMed: 20613843 
- DOI: 10.1038/nature09139
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2KWJ, 2KWK, 2KWN, 2KWO - PubMed Abstract: 
Histone lysine acetylation and methylation have an important role during gene transcription in a chromatin context. Knowledge concerning the types of protein modules that can interact with acetyl-lysine has so far been limited to bromodomains. Recently, a tandem plant homeodomain (PHD) finger (PHD1-PHD2, or PHD12) of human DPF3b, which functions in association with the BAF chromatin remodelling complex to initiate gene transcription during heart and muscle development, was reported to bind histones H3 and H4 in an acetylation-sensitive manner, making it the first alternative to bromodomains for acetyl-lysine binding ...