The protamines of the noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis provide an example of liquid-liquid phase separation chromatin transitions during spermiogenesis
M. R. Leyden, P. Michalik, L. Baruffaldi, S. Mahmood, L. Kalani, D. F. Hunt, J. M. Eirin-Lopez, M. C. B. Andrade, J. Shabanowitz, J. Ausio
This paper characterizes protamines in the noble false widow spider Steatoda nobilis, revealing liquid-liquid phase separation during spermiogenesis and evolutionary links to histone H1.
bioRxiv · Jun 4, 2024 · PreprintBiochemistry