Publications
35) Bowman GD, Poirier MG.
Post-Translational Modifications of Histones That Influence Nucleosome
Dynamics. Chem Rev. 2014
Nov 26. doi:10.1093/nar/gku150.
34)
Luo Y, North JA, Poirier MG.
Single molecule fluorescence methodologies for investigating
transcription factor binding kinetics to nucleosomes and DNA. Methods
2014
Oct 7. pii: S1046-2023(14)00317-X.
33) North JA, Šimon M, Ferdinand MB,
Shoffner MA, Picking JW, Howard CJ, Mooney AM, van Noort J, Poirier MG
and Ottesen JJ.
Histone H3 phosphorylation near the nucleosome dyad alters chromatin
structure. Nucleic Acids Res. 2014
Feb 21. doi:10.1093/nar/gku150.
32) Musselman CA, Gibson
MD, Hartwick EW, North JA, Catchalian J, Poirier MG and Kutateladze TG.
Binding of PHF1 Tudor to HeK36me3 enhances nucleosome accessibility. Nature
Comm. 2013;4:2969. doi: 10.1038/ncomms3969
31) Luo Y, North JA, Rose SD and
Poirier MG. Nucleosomes accelereate transcription factor dissociation. Nucleic
Acids Res. 2013
Dec 17.
30) Gao M, Nadaud PS, Bernier MW,
North JA, Hammel PC, Poirier MG, Jaroniec CP. Histone H3 and H4
N-Terminal Tails in Nucleosome Arrays at Cellular Concentrations Probed
by Magic Angle Spinning NMR Spectroscopy. J Am Chem Soc. 2013
Oct 16;135(41):15278-81
29) North JA, Amunugama R, Klajner
M,
Bruns AN, Poirier MG, Fishel R. ATP-dependent nucleosome unwrapping
catalyzed by human RAD51. Nucleic
Acids Res. Aug 1;41(15):7302-12.
28) Law YK, Forties RA, Liu X, Poirier
MG, Kohler B. Sequence-dependent thymine dimer formation and
photoreversal rates in double-stranded DNA. Photochem Photobiol Sci.
2013 Aug;12(8):1431-9.
27) Eidahl JO, Crowe BL, North JA,
McKee CJ, Shkriabai N, Feng L, Plumb M, Graham RL, Gorelick RJ, Hess S,
Poirier MG, Foster MP, Kvaratskhelia M. Structural basis for
high-affinity binding of LEDGF PWWP to mononucleosomes. Nucleic
Acids Res. 2013 Apr 1;41(6):3924-36.
26) Sen P, Vivas P, Lemma Dechassa M,
Mooney AM, Poirier MG, Bartholomew B. The SnAC domain of SWI/SNF is a
histone anchor required for remodeling. Mol Cell Biol. 2013
Jan;33(2):360-70.
25)
Shimko JC, Howard CJ, Poirier
MG and Ottesen JJ. The Preparation of Semisynthetic and Fully Synthetic
Histones H3 and H4 to Introduce Modifications in the Nucleosome Core. Methods.
Mol. Biol. 2013;981:177-92.
24) North JA, Shimko JC, Javaid S,
Mooney AM, Shoffner MA, Rose SD, Bundschuh R, Fishel R, Ottesen JJ,
Poirier MG. Regulation of the nucleosome unwrapping rate controls DNA
accessibility. Nucleic Acids Res 2012 Nov 1;40(20):10215-27.
23) Kodgire P, Mukkawar P, North
JA, Poirier MG, Storb U. Nucleosome stability dramatically impacts the
targeting of somatic hypermutation. Mol Cell Biol. 2012 Mar 5.
22) Chen A, Vieira G, Henighan T,
Howdyshell M, North JA, Hauser AJ, Yang FY, Poirier MG, Jayaprakash C,
Sooryakumar R. Regulating brownian fluctuations with tunable
microscopic magnetic traps. Phys Rev Lett. 2011 Aug
19;107(8):087206
21) Simon M,
North JA, Shimko JC, Forties RA, Ferdinand MB, Manohar M, Zhang M,
Fishel R, Jennifer J. Ottesen JJ and
Poirier MG Histone fold modifications control nucleosome unwrapping and
disassembly. Proc Natl Acad Sci
U S A. 2011 Aug 2;108(31):12711-6.
20) Forties RA, North JA, Javaid
S, Tabba OP, Fishel R,
Poirier
MG, Bundschuh R. A Quantitative Model of Nucleosome Dynamics. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011
Oct;39(19):8306-13.
19) North JA, Javaid S, Ferdinand
MB, Chatterjee N, Picking JW, Shoffner M, Nakkula RJ, Bartholomew B,
Ottesen JJ, Fishel, Poirier
MG. Phosphorylation of Histone H3(T118) Alters Nucleosome Dynamics and
Remodeling. Nucleic Acids Res. 2011
Aug;39(15):6465-74.
18) Shimko JC, North JA, Bruns AN,
Poirier
MG, Ottesen JJ. Preparation of Fully Synthetic Histone H3 Reveals That
Acetyl-Lysine 56 Facilitates
Protein Binding Within Nucleosomes. J.
Mol. Biol. 2011 Apr
29;408(2):187-204.
17) Wong Ng J, Poirier MG, Chatenay D,
and Robert J. Plasmid copy number noise in monoclonal populations
of bacteria. (2010) Phys Rev E. 20120 Jan;81(1 Pt 1):011909.
16) Javaid S, Manohar M, Punja
N, Mooney A, Ottesen JJ, Poirier MG,
and Fishel R. Nucleosome remodeling catalyzed by hMSH2-hMSH6. Mol
Cell. 2009 Dec 24;36(6):1086-94.
15) Poirier, M.G., Oh, E., Tims,
H. and Widom, J. Dynamics and Function of Compact Nucleosome Arrays. Nat
Struct Mol Bio. 2009 Sep;16(9):938-44. Epub 2009 Aug 23.
14) Manohar, M., Mooney, A.M.,
North, J.A., Nakkula, R.J., Picking, J.W., Edon, A. , Fishel, R,
Poirier, M.G., and Ottesen, J.J. Acetylation of Histone H3 at the
Nucleosome Dyad Alters DNA-Histone Binding. J Biol Chem. 2009
Aug 28;284(35):23312-21. Epub 2009 Jun 11
13) Forties RA, Bundschuh R, Poirier
MG. The flexibility of locally melted DNA. Nucleic Acids Res.
2009 Aug;37(14):4580-6. Epub 2009 May 31
12) Shen
HM, Poirier MG, Allen MJ, North J, Lai R, Widom J, Storb U. The
Activation Induced Cytidine Deaminase (AID) Efficiently Targets DNA in
Nucleosomes, But Only During Transcription. J Exp Med. 2009 May
11;206(5):1057-71
11) Poirier MG, Bussiek M, Langowski
J, Widom J.
Spontaneous access to DNA target sites in folded chromatin fibers. J
Mol Biol. 2008 Jun 13;379(4):772-86. Epub 2008 Apr 16.
10) Poirier MG, Marko JF.
Micromechanical studies of mitotic chromosomes. Curr Top Dev Biol.
2003;55:75-141.
9) Marko JF, Poirier MG.
Micromechanics of chromatin and chromosomes. Biochem Cell Biol.
2003 Jun;81(3):209-20.
8) Poirier MG, Marko JF.
Abstract
Micromechanical studies of mitotic chromosomes. J Muscle Res Cell
Motil. 2002;23(5-6):409-31.
7) Poirier MG, Marko JF.
Free in PMC
Mitotic chromosomes are chromatin networks without a mechanically
contiguous protein scaffold. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2002 Nov
26;99(24):15393-7. Epub
2002 Nov 18.
Commentary by A.S. Belmont;
Mitotic chromosome scaffold structure: New approaches to an old
controversy Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 99, 15855-7 (2002)
6) Sarkar A, Eroglu S,
Poirier MG, Gupta P, Nemani A, Marko JF.
Dynamics of chromosome compaction during mitosis. Exp Cell Res.
2002 Jul 1;277(1):48-56.
5) Poirier MG, Marko JF.
Effect of internal friction on biofilament dynamics. Phys Rev Lett.
2002 Jun 3;88(22):228103. Epub 2002 May 16.
4) Poirier MG, Eroglu S, Marko JF.
The bending rigidity of mitotic chromosomes. Mol Biol Cell.
2002 Jun;13(6):2170-9.
3) Poirier MG, Monhait T, Marko JF.
Reversible hypercondensation and decondensation of mitotic chromosomes
studied using combined chemical-micromechanical techniques. J Cell
Biochem. 2002;85(2):422-34.
2) Poirier MG, Nemani A,
Gupta P, Eroglu S, Marko JF.
Probing chromosome structure with dynamic force relaxation. Phys
Rev Lett. 2001 Jan 8;86(2):360-3.
1)
Poirier M, Eroglu
S, Chatenay D, Marko JF.
Reversible and irreversible unfolding of mitotic newt chromosomes by
applied force. Mol Biol Cell. 2000 Jan;11(1):269-76.
