From: Histone N-alpha terminal modifications: genome regulation at the tip of the tail
Histone | Species | Enzyme | Recognition motif | Biological function(s) | References |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nt-acetylation | |||||
 H1 | Detected in mouse and human cells | Potentially various NATs | Various | Not known | |
 H4/H2A | Conserved from yeast to human | NAA40 | SGRG | Response to caloric restriction; role in carcinogenesis | |
 H2B | Yeast | NAA10 | S | Not known | |
Nt-methylation | |||||
 CENP-A (H3 variant) | Mammalian species | NTMT1 | GPR | Formation of CCAN | |
 H2B | Invertebrate species from ciliates to insects | NTMT1 | PPK | Stress response | [51] |