Abstract:
:Recent developments in technology have made it possible to create high resolution genome-wide maps of histone marks, DNA binding proteins and physical interactions along genomic regions. Chromatin features are found together in different combinations, dividing the genome up into domains with distinct functional properties. Microscopy and chromatin conformation capture techniques have shown that the 3D structure of chromosomes is constrained by nuclear features and functional links between different parts of chromatin. These results provide insights about the 3D and domain organization of the genome and their connection to gene regulation and other nuclear functions.
journal_name
Curr Opin Genet Devjournal_title
Current opinion in genetics & developmentauthors
de Graaf CA,van Steensel Bdoi
10.1016/j.gde.2012.11.011subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2013-04-01 00:00:00pages
185-90issue
2eissn
0959-437Xissn
1879-0380pii
S0959-437X(12)00141-4journal_volume
23pub_type
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