Song Tan
Director of the Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation; Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology

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468A North Frear Laboratory
University Park, PA 16802 - He/Him
- sxt30@psu.edu
- 814-865-3355
Research Summary
Structural biology of eukaryotic gene regulation.
Huck Graduate Students
Huck Affiliations
- Molecular, Cellular, and Integrative Biosciences
- Center for Eukaryotic Gene Regulation
- Center for Structural Biology
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Publication Tags
Nucleosomes Histones Enzymes Chromatin Histone Acetyltransferases Proteins Dna Histone Demethylases Histone Histone Methyltransferases Histone Methyltransferase Crosstalk Isotopes Molecular Weight Ubiquitination Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy Eukaryota Plasmids Arginine Methylation Modification Escherichia Coli Genome Recombinant Proteins LysineMost Recent Publications
The Penn State Protein Ladder system for inexpensive protein molecular weight markers
Ryan T. Santilli, John E. Williamson, Yoshitaka Shibata, Rosalie P. Sowers, Andrew N. Fleischman, Song Tan, 2021, Scientific Reports
Principles of nucleosome recognition by chromatin factors and enzymes
Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2021, Current Opinion in Structural Biology on p. 16-26
The Ada2/Ada3/Gcn5/Sgf29 histone acetyltransferase module
Jose M. Espinola-Lopez, Song Tan, 2021, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Gene Regulatory Mechanisms
Mechanistic Insights into Regulation of the ALC1 Remodeler by the Nucleosome Acidic Patch
Laura C. Lehmann, Luka Bacic, Graeme Hewitt, Klaus Brackmann, Anton Sabantsev, Guillaume Gaullier, Sofia Pytharopoulou, Gianluca Degliesposti, Hanneke Okkenhaug, Song Tan, Alessandro Costa, J. Mark Skehel, Simon J. Boulton, Sebastian Deindl, 2020, Cell Reports
Crystal Structure of the LSD1/CoREST Histone Demethylase Bound to Its Nucleosome Substrate
Sang Ah Kim, Jiang Zhu, Neela Yennawar, Priit Eek, Song Tan, 2020, Molecular Cell on p. 903-914.e4
Structural basis for activation of SAGA histone acetyltransferase Gcn5 by partner subunit Ada2
Jian Sun, Marcin Paduch, Sang Ah Kim, Ryan M. Kramer, Adam F. Barrios, Vincent Lu, Judy Luke, Svitlana Usatyuk, Anthony A. Kossiakoff, Song Tan, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 10010-10015
The pPSU Plasmids for Generating DNA Molecular Weight Markers
Ryan C. Henrici, Turner J. Pecen, James L. Johnston, Song Tan, 2017, Scientific Reports
Elimination of truncated recombinant protein expressed in Escherichia coli by removing cryptic translation initiation site
Matthew J. Jennings, Adam F. Barrios, Song Tan, 2016, Protein Expression and Purification on p. 17-21
Multivalent interactions by the set8 histone methyltransferase with its nucleosome substrate
Taverekere S. Girish, Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2016, Journal of Molecular Biology on p. 1531-1543
Recognition of the nucleosome by chromatin factors and enzymes
Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2016, Current Opinion in Structural Biology on p. 54-61
Most-Cited Papers
Nucleosome structure and function
Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2015, Chemical Reviews on p. 2255-2273
Crystal structure of the PRC1 ubiquitylation module bound to the nucleosome
Robert K. McGinty, Ryan C. Henrici, Song Tan, 2014, Nature on p. 591-596
Exchange of associated factors directs a switch in HBO1 acetyltransferase histone tail specificity
Marie Eve Lalonde, Nikita Avvakumov, Karen C. Glass, France Hélène Joncas, Nehmé Saksouk, Michael Holliday, Eric Paquet, Kezhi Yan, Qiong Tong, Brianna J. Klein, Song Tan, Xiang Jiao Yang, Tatiana G. Kutateladze, Jacques Côté, 2013, Genes and Development on p. 2009-2024
Recognition of the nucleosome by chromatin factors and enzymes
Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2016, Current Opinion in Structural Biology on p. 54-61
ASH2L regulates ubiquitylation signaling to MLL: Trans-Regulation of H3 K4 methylation in higher eukaryotes
Lipeng Wu, Shirley Y. Lee, Bo Zhou, Uyen T.T. Nguyen, Tom W. Muir, Song Tan, Yali Dou, 2013, Molecular Cell on p. 1108-1120
Crystal Structure of the LSD1/CoREST Histone Demethylase Bound to Its Nucleosome Substrate
Sang Ah Kim, Jiang Zhu, Neela Yennawar, Priit Eek, Song Tan, 2020, Molecular Cell on p. 903-914.e4
Extranucleosomal DNA enhances the activity of the LSD1/CoREST histone demethylase complex
Sang Ah Kim, Nilanjana Chatterjee, Matthew J. Jennings, Blaine Bartholomew, Song Tan, 2015, Nucleic Acids Research on p. 4868-4880
Structural basis for activation of SAGA histone acetyltransferase Gcn5 by partner subunit Ada2
Jian Sun, Marcin Paduch, Sang Ah Kim, Ryan M. Kramer, Adam F. Barrios, Vincent Lu, Judy Luke, Svitlana Usatyuk, Anthony A. Kossiakoff, Song Tan, 2018, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America on p. 10010-10015
Differentially Isotope-Labeled Nucleosomes To Study Asymmetric Histone Modification Crosstalk by Time-Resolved NMR Spectroscopy
Stamatios Liokatis, Rebecca Klingberg, Song Tan, Dirk Schwarzer, 2016, Angewandte Chemie - International Edition on p. 8262-8265
Multivalent interactions by the set8 histone methyltransferase with its nucleosome substrate
Taverekere S. Girish, Robert K. McGinty, Song Tan, 2016, Journal of Molecular Biology on p. 1531-1543
News Articles Featuring Song Tan
Jun 04, 2020
New image of a cancer-related enzyme in action helps explain gene regulation
New images of an enzyme in action as it interacts with the chromosome could provide important insight into how cells — including cancer cells — regulate their genes.
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