An expanded evolutionary landscape of H3 histones with variants that destabilize nucleosomes and promote chromatin accessibility
Carlos F. Rivera-Lopez, Michael L. Nosella, Siddhartha G. Jena, Paul Bump, Elizabeth Duncan, Jason D. Buenrostro, Karolin Luger, Mansi Srivastava
This study identifies two novel H3 histone variants in Hofstenia miamia that destabilize nucleosomes and promote chromatin accessibility during regeneration.
bioRxiv · Nov 6, 2026 · PreprintEvolutionary Biology