The FACT Spt16 "peptidase" domain is a histone H3-H4 binding module
Stuwe, T., Hothorn, M., Lejeune, E., Rybin, V., Bortfeld, M., Scheffzek, K., Ladurner, A.G.(2008) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 105: 8884-8889
- PubMed: 18579787 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0712293105
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3CB5, 3CB6 - PubMed Abstract: 
The FACT complex is a conserved cofactor for RNA polymerase II elongation through nucleosomes. FACT bears histone chaperone activity and contributes to chromatin integrity. However, the molecular mechanisms behind FACT function remain elusive. Here we report biochemical, structural, and mutational analyses that identify the peptidase homology domain of the Schizosaccharomyces pombe FACT large subunit Spt16 (Spt16-N) as a binding module for histones H3 and H4 ...