组蛋白密码(Histone code)是一个描述真核生物藉修饰包裹DNA组蛋白(主要是其N端尾)以调控基因表达的理论,和DNA甲基化共同组成表观遗传密码英语epigenetic code[2] 。组蛋白上的修饰包括乙酰化甲基化磷酸化泛素化二磷酸腺苷核糖基化GlcNAc糖基化英语GlcNAc[3]瓜氨酸化脯氨酸异构化英语Proline isomerization in epigenetics[4]SUMO修饰英语SUMO protein[5],这些修饰的组合可影响染色体结构以及与其他蛋白的结合力,提升或降低基因的转录。人类细胞中组蛋白修饰的种类复杂,其中某几种修饰可能倾向出现在同一个组蛋白上[6]。近年由于质谱法技术的发展而有更多修饰种类与位点被发现[7],也有许多研究探讨加上或移除组蛋白修饰的多种酵素,以及可辨认这些修饰而与之结合的其他蛋白[8]

已知的组蛋白修饰位点与种类[1]

种类

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组蛋白修饰对基因转录的影响
修饰种类 组蛋白位点
H3K4 H3K9 H3K14 H3K27 H3K79 H3K36 H4K20 H2BK5 H2BK20
单甲基化 促进[9] 促进[10] 促进[10] 促进[10][11] 促进[10] 促进[10]
双甲基化 抑制[12] 抑制[12] 促进[11]
三甲基化 促进[13] 抑制[10] 抑制[10] 促进[11]
抑制[10]
促进 抑制[12]
乙酰化 促进[14] 促进[13] 促进[13] 促进[15] 促进

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