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. 1985 Jul 1;101(1):167–174. doi: 10.1083/jcb.101.1.167

Changes in the H-1 histone complement during myogenesis. I. Establishment by differential coupling of H-1 species synthesis to DNA replication

PMCID: PMC2113645  PMID: 4008526

Abstract

Proportions of the four major chicken H-1 histones (referred to as H- 1's a-d) change during in vitro skeletal myogenesis. As myoblasts fuse and differentiate into myotubes, the relative amount of H-1c increases dramatically. The change occurs primarily because synthesis of the H-1 species is coupled to DNA synthesis to different extents. H-1c synthesis is least tightly coupled to DNA replication in precursor myoblasts and in differentiated myotubes. Thus H-1c synthesis predominates after dividing myoblasts fuse into postmitotic myotubes. This results in the replacement of pre-existing H-1 and therefore increases the relative amount of H-1c. Differences in the stability of the H-1's are also involved in changing H-1 proportions. The results show that changes in H-1 proportions during myogenesis are a consequence of withdrawal from the cell cycle. The data provides a general mechanistic explanation of how tissue-specific H-1 proportions are established.

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