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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: Nat Chem Biol. 2020 May 22;16(6):620–629. doi: 10.1038/s41589-020-0517-x

Figure 2. Non-enzymatic histone modifications.

Figure 2.

a) Structures of histone acylations from the corresponding acyl-CoA. b) Oxidation of unsaturated fatty acids leads to reactive species that react with histone lysines. COX2 = cyclooxygenase 2. c) Methylglyoxyl (MGO) generated from glycolysis reacts with lysine and arginine residues, eventually leading to advanced glycation products (AGEs) that stimulate inflammatory pathways. DJ-1 = protein/nucleic acid deglycase DJ-1.