Mutations that prevent or mimic persistent post-translational modifications of the histone H3 globular domain cause lethality and growth defects in Drosophila.
Hillary K GravesPingping WangMatthew LagardeZhihong ChenJessica K TylerPublished in: Epigenetics & chromatin (2016)
Our data suggest that chromatin structural perturbations caused by acetylation of K56, K115, or K122 and phosphorylation of T80 or T118 are important for key developmental processes.