[PDF][PDF] Structure and function of archaeal histones

…, C Van Emmerik, T Brouwer, RA Van der Valk… - Biophysical …, 2018 - cell.com
The genomes of all organisms throughout the tree of life are compacted and organized in
chromatin by association of chromatin proteins. Eukaryotic genomes encode histones, which …

Mechanism of environmentally driven conformational changes that modulate H-NS DNA-bridging activity

RA van der Valk, J Vreede, L Qin, GF Moolenaar… - Elife, 2017 - elifesciences.org
… To address this question, van der Valk et al. used biochemical techniques to study the activity
of H-NS from E. coli under different environmental conditions. The experiments show that …

StpA and Hha stimulate pausing by RNA polymerase by promoting DNA–DNA bridging of H-NS filaments

…, DR Hron, L Qin, RA Van Der Valk… - Nucleic acids …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
… These experiments were performed as previously described (RA van der Valk, et al.,
submitted for publication in Methods in Molecular Biology and Ref. 39) with some minor …

Genomic looping: a key principle of chromatin organization

RA Van Der Valk, J Vreede, F Crémazy… - Journal of molecular …, 2015 - karger.com
… The association of Hha with H-NS enhances its ability to bridge DNA and form loops [van
der Valk et al., unpubl. results], suggesting a possible mechanism by which Hha affects gene …

Mechanical and structural properties of archaeal hypernucleosomes

…, C van Emmerik, RA van der Valk… - Nucleic Acids …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Many archaea express histones, which organize the genome and play a key role in gene
regulation. The structure and function of archaeal histone–DNA complexes remain however …

[HTML][HTML] Specific DNA binding of archaeal histones HMfA and HMfB

AM Erkelens, B Henneman, RA van der Valk… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
In archaea, histones play a role in genome compaction and are involved in transcription
regulation. Whereas archaeal histones bind DNA without sequence specificity, they bind …

PainDETECT: a suitable screening tool for neuropathic pain in patients with painful post-traumatic trigeminal nerve injuries?

…, JG Smith, M Bouchiba, RA van der Valk… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
The PainDETECT questionnaire (PD-Q), originally developed and validated in a multicentre
study of neuropathic pain (NeP) patients with back pain, is increasingly being applied to …

Tethered particle motion analysis of the DNA binding properties of architectural proteins

RA van der Valk, N Laurens, RT Dame - The Bacterial Nucleoid: Methods …, 2017 - Springer
Architectural DNA binding proteins are key to the organization and compaction of genomic
DNA inside cells. Tethered Particle Motion (TPM) permits analysis of DNA conformation and …

Microscale thermophoresis analysis of chromatin interactions

I Corbeski, V Horn, RA Van Der Valk… - … Chromatin: Methods and …, 2018 - Springer
Architectural DNA-binding proteins are key to the organization and compaction of genomic
DNA inside cells. The activity of architectural proteins is often subject to further modulation …

[HTML][HTML] Diverse architectural properties of Sso10a proteins: Evidence for a role in chromatin compaction and organization

…, ALH Van Der Meulen, RA Van Der Valk… - Scientific reports, 2016 - nature.com
Sso10a proteins are small DNA-binding proteins expressed by the crenarchaeal model
organism Sulfolobus solfataricus. Based on the structure of Sso10a1, which contains a winged …