abstract：:Insulator proteins orchestrate the three-dimensional organization of the genome. Insulators function by facilitating communications between regulatory sequences and gene promoters, allowing accurate gene transcription regulation during embryo development and cell differentiation. However, the role of insulator protein...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Hsu SJ,Stow EC,Simmons JR,Wallace HA,Lopez AM,Stroud S,Labrador M

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Micronuclei are extra-nuclear bodies mainly derived from ana-telophase lagging chromosomes/chromatins (LCs) that are not incorporated into primary nuclei at mitotic exit. Unlike primary nuclei, most micronuclei are enclosed by nuclear envelope (NE) that is highly susceptible to spontaneous and irreparable rupture. Rup...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Guo X,Dai X,Wu X,Zhou T,Ni J,Xue J,Wang X

更新日期：2020-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Heterochromatin in eukaryotic interphase cells frequently localizes to the nucleolar periphery (nucleolus-associated domains (NADs)) and the nuclear lamina (lamina-associated domains (LADs)). Gene expression in somatic cell NADs is generally low, but NADs have not been characterized in mammalian stem cells. Here, we g...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Bizhanova A,Yan A,Yu J,Zhu LJ,Kaufman PD

更新日期：2020-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Microspore culture stimulates immature pollen grains to develop into plants via tissue culture and is used routinely in many crop species to produce "doubled haploids": homozygous, true-breeding lines. However, microspore culture is also often used on material that does not have stable meiosis, such as interspecific h...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Mwathi MW,Schiessl SV,Batley J,Mason AS

更新日期：2019-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ability to reproduce is a major trait of living organisms. This ability is carried out by specialized reproductive cells-gametes. In mammals, gametes develop through a unique developmental pathway. Extensive changes in the epigenome of gametes occur during embryonic development. With birth, gametes continue to mat...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Wasserzug-Pash P,Klutstein M

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cyclins, as regulatory partners of cyclin-dependent kinases (CDKs), control the switch-like cell cycle transitions that orchestrate orderly duplication and segregation of genomes. Compared to mitosis, relatively little is known about how cyclin-CDK complexes control meiosis, the specialized cell division that generate...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Karasu ME,Keeney S

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The reduction in chromosome number during meiosis is essential for the production of haploid germ cells and thereby fertility. To achieve this, homologous chromosomes are first synapsed together by a protein assembly, the synaptonemal complex (SC), which permits genetic exchange by crossing over and the subsequent acc...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Dunne OM,Davies OR

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Meiosis is a conserved cell division process that is used by sexually reproducing organisms to generate haploid gametes. Males and females produce different end products of meiosis: eggs (females) and sperm (males). In addition, these unique end products demonstrate sex-specific differences that occur throughout meios...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Cahoon CK,Libuda DE

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A higher order organization of the centromeres in the form of clustering of these DNA loci has been observed in many organisms. While centromere clustering is biologically significant to achieve faithful chromosome segregation, the underlying molecular mechanism is yet to be fully understood. In budding yeast, a kinet...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Mittal P,Chavan A,Trakroo D,Shah S,Ghosh SK

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The fourth chromosome smallest in the genome of Drosophila melanogaster differs from other chromosomes in many ways. It has high repeat density in conditions of a large number of active genes. Gray bands represent a significant part of this polytene chromosome. Specific proteins including HP1a, POF, and dSETDB1 establ...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Sidorenko DS,Sidorenko IA,Zykova TY,Goncharov FP,Larsson J,Zhimulev IF

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Aurora-A is a conserved mitotic kinase overexpressed in many types of cancer. Growing evidence shows that Aurora-A plays a crucial role in DNA damage response (DDR) although this aspect has been less characterized. We isolated a new aur-A mutation, named aur-A949, in Drosophila, and we showed that it causes chromosome...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Merigliano C,Mascolo E,Cesta A,Saggio I,Vernì F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Formation of stable kinetochore-microtubule attachments is essential for accurate chromosome segregation in human cells and depends on the NDC80 complex. We recently showed that Chmp4c, an endosomal sorting complex required for transport protein involved in membrane remodelling, localises to prometaphase kinetochores ...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Petsalaki E,Dandoulaki M,Zachos G

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Targeted insertion of large pieces of DNA is an important goal of genetic engineering. However, this goal has been elusive since classical methods for homology-directed repair are inefficient and often not feasible in many systems. Recent advances are described here that enable site-specific genomic insertion of relat...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Yamamoto Y,Gerbi SA

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dioecious species accounted for 6% of all plant species, including a number of crops and economically important species, such as poplar. However, sex determination and sex chromosome evolution have been studied only in few dioecious species. In poplar, the sex-determining locus was mapped to chromosome 19. Interesting...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Xin H,Zhang T,Han Y,Wu Y,Shi J,Xi M,Jiang J

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA double-strand breaks arise accidentally upon exposure of DNA to radiation and chemicals or result from faulty DNA metabolic processes. DNA breaks can also be introduced in a programmed manner, such as during the maturation of the immune system, meiosis, or cancer chemo- or radiotherapy. Cells have developed a vari...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Ranjha L,Howard SM,Cejka P

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ki-67 protein has been widely used as a proliferation marker for human tumor cells for decades. In recent studies, multiple molecular functions of this large protein have become better understood. Ki-67 has roles in both interphase and mitotic cells, and its cellular distribution dramatically changes during cell cycle...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Sun X,Kaufman PD

更新日期：2018-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Repetitive DNA is a major component in most eukaryotic genomes but is ignored in most genome sequencing projects. Here, we report the quantitative composition in repetitive DNA for a supernumerary (B) chromosome, in the migratory locust (Locusta migratoria), by Illumina sequencing of genomic DNA from B-carrying and B-...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Ruiz-Ruano FJ,Cabrero J,López-León MD,Sánchez A,Camacho JPM

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The best-studied Drosophila insulator complex consists of two BTB-containing proteins, the Mod(mdg4)-67.2 isoform and CP190, which are recruited cooperatively to chromatin through interactions with the DNA-binding architectural protein Su(Hw). While Mod(mdg4)-67.2 interacts only with Su(Hw), CP190 interacts with many ...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Melnikova L,Kostyuchenko M,Molodina V,Parshikov A,Georgiev P,Golovnin A

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:X chromosome inactivation (XCI) is an essential mechanism to compensate gene dosage in mammals. Here, we show that XCI has evolved differently in two species of the genus Tokudaia. The Amami spiny rat, Tokudaia osimensis, has a single X chromosome in males and females (XO/XO). By contrast, the Okinawa spiny rat, Tokud...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Zushi H,Murata C,Mizushima S,Nishida C,Kuroiwa A

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Allopolyploidy and homoeologous recombination are two important processes in reshaping genomes and generating evolutionary novelties. Newly formed allopolyploids usually display chromosomal perturbations as a result of pairing errors at meiosis. To understand mechanisms of stabilization of allopolyploid species derive...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Wang Y,Zhao Q,Qin X,Yang S,Li Z,Li J,Lou Q,Chen J

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Homologous chromosomes exchange genetic information through recombination during meiosis, a process that increases genetic diversity, and is fundamental to sexual reproduction. In an attempt to shed light on the dynamics of mammalian recombination and its implications for genome organization, we have studied the recom...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Ruiz-Herrera A,Vozdova M,Fernández J,Sebestova H,Capilla L,Frohlich J,Vara C,Hernández-Marsal A,Sipek J,Robinson TJ,Rubes J

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent data suggest that insulators organize chromatin architecture in the nucleus. The best characterized Drosophila insulator, found in the gypsy retrotransposon, contains 12 binding sites for the Su(Hw) protein. Enhancer blocking, along with Su(Hw), requires BTB/POZ domain proteins, Mod(mdg4)-67.2 and CP190. Inacti...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Melnikova L,Shapovalov I,Kostyuchenko M,Georgiev P,Golovnin A

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothesis that the genome is composed of a patchwork of structural and functional domains (units) that may be either active or repressed was proposed almost 30 years ago. Here, we examine the evolution of the domain model of eukaryotic genome organization in view of the expansion of genome-scale techniques in the...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Razin SV,Vassetzky YS

更新日期：2017-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Histone modifications regulate key processes of eukaryotic genomes. Misregulation of the enzymes that place these modifications can lead to disease. An example of this is DOT1L, the enzyme that can mono-, di-, and trimethylate the nucleosome core on lysine 79 of histone H3 (H3K79). DOT1L plays a role in development an...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Vlaming H,van Leeuwen F

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH), especially chromosome painting, has been extensively exploited in the phylogenetic reconstruction of primate evolution. Although chromosome painting is a key method to map translocations, it is not effective in detecting chromosome inversions, which may be up to four times mo...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Capozzi O,Archidiacono N,Lorusso N,Stanyon R,Rocchi M

更新日期：2016-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lack of crossing-over in meiosis can trigger an apoptotic response at metaphase I by the spindle assembly checkpoint (SAC). In contrast to females, segregation of sex chromosomes in males poses a particular challenge as recombination and chiasma formation is restricted to the pseudoautosomal region, the small region o...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Faisal I,Kauppi L

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The genus Phaseolus L. has been subject of extensive cytogenetic studies due to its global economic importance. It is considered karyotypically stable, with most of its ca. 75 species having 2n = 22 chromosomes, and only three species (Phaseolus leptostachyus, Phaseolus macvaughii, and Phaseolus micranthus), which for...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Fonsêca A,Ferraz ME,Pedrosa-Harand A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The eukaryotic genome can be roughly divided into euchromatin and heterochromatin domains that are structurally and functionally distinct. Heterochromatin is characterized by its high compaction that impedes DNA transactions such as gene transcription, replication, or recombination. Beyond its role in regulating DNA a...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Nikolov I,Taddei A

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The Smc5/6 complex, along with cohesin and condensin, is a member of the structural maintenance of chromosome (SMC) family, large ring-like protein complexes that are essential for chromatin structure and function. Thanks to numerous studies of the mitotic cell cycle, Smc5/6 has been implicated to have roles in homolo...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Verver DE,Hwang GH,Jordan PW,Hamer G

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The sex chromosomes in Sauropsida (reptiles and birds) have evolved independently many times. They show astonishing diversity in morphology ranging from cryptic to highly differentiated sex chromosomes with male (XX/XY) and female heterogamety (ZZ/ZW). Comparing such diverse sex chromosome systems thus provides unpara...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Matsubara K,O'Meally D,Azad B,Georges A,Sarre SD,Graves JA,Matsuda Y,Ezaz T

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mutations in the MCPH1 gene result in primary microcephaly in combination with a unique cellular phenotype of defective chromosome condensation. MCPH1 patient cells display premature chromosome condensation in G2 phase of the cell cycle and delayed decondensation in early G1 phase, observable as an increased proportio...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Arroyo M,Trimborn M,Sánchez A,Hirano T,Neitzel H,Marchal JA

更新日期：2015-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, X-inactivation process is achieved by the cis-spreading of long noncoding Xist RNA over one of the female X chromosomes. The Xist binding accumulates histones H3 methylation and H4 hypoacetylation required for X inactivation that leads to proper dosage compensation of the X-linked genes. Co-transcription o...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Kota SK,Roy Chowdhury D,Rao LK,Padmalatha V,Singh L,Bhadra U

更新日期：2015-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A crucial step during eukaryotic initiation of DNA replication is the correct loading and activation of the replicative DNA helicase, which ensures that each replication origin fires only once. Unregulated DNA helicase loading and activation, as it occurs in cancer, can cause severe DNA damage and genomic instability....

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Tognetti S,Riera A,Speck C

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The number of RNA molecules per cell (transcriptome size) is highly variable, differing among and within cell types depending on cell size, stage of the cell cycle, ploidy level, age, disease state, and growth condition. Such variation has been observed at the level of total RNA, ribosomal RNA, messenger RNA (mRNA), a...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Coate JE,Doyle JJ

更新日期：2015-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The spatial distribution of parental genomes has attracted much interest because intranuclear chromosome distribution can modulate the transcriptome of cells and influence the efficacy of meiotic homologue pairing. Pairing of parental chromosomes is imperative to sexual reproduction as it translates into homologue seg...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Scherthan H,Schöfisch K,Dell T,Illner D

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many different chromosomal races with reduced chromosome number due to the presence of Robertsonian fusion metacentrics have been described in western Europe and northern Africa, within the distribution area of the western house mouse Mus musculus domesticus. This subspecies of house mouse has become the ideal model f...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Garagna S,Page J,Fernandez-Donoso R,Zuccotti M,Searle JB

更新日期：2014-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies of gene expression in aneuploids have often made the assumption that measurements of RNA abundance from the varied chromosome will establish whether there is a dosage effect or compensation. Typical procedures of RNA isolation and use of equal amounts of RNA for quantitative estimates will not measure the tota...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Birchler JA

更新日期：2014-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The ribosome is responsible for the final step of decoding genetic information into proteins. Therefore, correct assembly of ribosomes is a fundamental task for all living cells. In eukaryotes, the construction of the ribosome which begins in the nucleolus requires coordinated efforts of >350 specialized factors that ...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Gerhardy S,Menet AM,Peña C,Petkowski JJ,Panse VG

更新日期：2014-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Eukaryotic genomes are organized in large chromatin domains that maintain proper gene activity in the cell. These domains may be permissive or repressive to the transcription of underlying genes. Based on its protein makeup, chromatin in Drosophila cell culture has been recently categorized into five color-coded state...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Maksimov DA,Koryakov DE,Belyakin SN

更新日期：2014-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Studies using human and mouse cells have revealed some changes to non-telomeric chromatin and gene expression in response to abnormally short telomeres. To investigate this further, we studied the effect of inheriting shorter telomeres on transcription and genetic stability at non-telomeric sites in the mouse. Using m...

journal_title：Chromosoma

authors： Roberts AR,Huang E,Jones L,Daxinger L,Chong S,Whitelaw E

更新日期：2013-12-01 00:00:00