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中心核子诱导积极的DNA超级卷.
Takehito Furuyama1, Steven Henikoff
1Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA.
Cell
|July 15, 2009
概括
中心分子遗传依赖于独特的核细胞体,其中含有基因素变异CenH3.3. 这些核体诱导正极卷,不同于正规的基因组核体,潜在地解释了中心分子稳定性.
科学领域:
- 表观遗传学 在表观遗传学中,表观遗传学是指表观遗传学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
- 染色体生物学 染色体生物学
背景情况:
- 中介质对于染色体分离至关重要,但它们的表观遗传维护机制尚不清楚.
- 中心分子的身份取决于核体与基因素变体CenH3,取代了正规的H3.3.
- 规范的H3核子组以左手的方式包裹DNA,诱导负超级卷.
研究的目的:
- 为了研究CenH3核体的生物物理性质.
- 确定Centromere遗传中的CenH3核细胞的体内功能.
- 为了阐明中间体维护的机制.
主要方法:
- 复制Drosophila CenH3核细胞组.
- DNA超卷测定. 测试. 测试. 测试. 测试.
- 在体内研究中使用初芽酵母微染色体.
- 对温度敏感的动态蛋白突变体的分析.
主要成果:
- CenH3核体诱导正超线圈,表明右侧的DNA包裹.
- 在功能性酵母中间体中证实了CenH3的积极超线圈.
- 这种独特的拓学表明非八角核体和可用表面为动态蛋白.
结论:
- 右手DNA被CenH3核细胞包裹是中心分子身份的关键特征.
- CenH3核酶体的独特拓可能会防止与正规核酶体混合,从而确保中心位的独特性.
- 这种机制提供了对中粒体的表观遗传维护和遗传的洞察.
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The chromatin
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In combination with specialized DNA binding protein called Histones, the DNA double helix forms a compact DNA: protein complex called chromatin. The chromatin itself is further compacted into higher-order structures.
Chromatin Packaging
Each human somatic cell contains 6 billion base-pairs of DNA. Each base-pair is 0.34 nm long, which means that each diploid cell contains a staggering 2 meters of DNA. How is such a long DNA strand packed inside a nucleus measuring only 10 - 20 microns in diameter?
The chromatin
In combination with specialized DNA binding protein called Histones, the DNA double helix forms a compact DNA: protein complex called chromatin. The chromatin itself is further compacted into higher-order structures.
The chromatin
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The Nucleosome
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DNA is wound twice around a protein complex called histone core, that consist of 8 histone proteins. This complex...
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