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Characterization of the dissociation equilibria of the histone H3H4 tetramer using sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation

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2020

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Connolly, Mark Edward, author
Hansen, Jeffrey, advisor
Nyborg, Jennifer, committee member
Walrond, John, committee member

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By performing sedimentation velocity analytical ultracentrifugation experiments under various ionic and pH conditions the kd can be measured. This system was found to be pH dependent with a change of Svedberg (S) value distribution in between pH 5.2 and pH 5.5. The H3H4 system was found to be an interacting one due to the change in S value distribution with increasing the histone protein concentration. We found that the S value distribution is highly dependent on the ionic conditions of the solution with 2M NaCl solution showing higher S values then 5mM KPO4 solution at the same concentration and pH. Oddly enough adding HEPES to a KPO4 buffer will destabilize the H3H4 species present with 5mM KPO4 having a higher S value distribution than 5mM KPO4 10mM HEPES at the same concentration and pH. I was unable to model these systems to a H3H4 dimer to tetramer equilibrium model which leads me to believe the conditions I was using did not stabilize the tetramer save for the 2M NaCl.

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dimer
H3H4
tetramer
dissociation
AUC
histone

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