Artikel ; Online: Structure of mitotic chromosomes.
2021 Band 81, Heft 21, Seite(n) 4369–4376.e3
Abstract: Chromatin fibers must fold or coil in the process of chromosome condensation. Patterns of coiling have been demonstrated for reconstituted chromatin, but the actual trajectories of fibers in condensed states of chromosomes could not be visualized because ...
Abstract | Chromatin fibers must fold or coil in the process of chromosome condensation. Patterns of coiling have been demonstrated for reconstituted chromatin, but the actual trajectories of fibers in condensed states of chromosomes could not be visualized because of the high density of the material. We have exploited partial decondensation of mitotic chromosomes to reveal their internal structure at sub-nucleosomal resolution by cryo-electron tomography, without the use of stains, fixatives, milling, or sectioning. DNA gyres around nucleosomes were visible, allowing the nucleosomes to be identified and their orientations to be determined. Linker DNA regions were traced, revealing the trajectories of the chromatin fibers. The trajectories were irregular, with almost no evidence of coiling and no short- or long-range order of the chromosomal material. The 146-bp core particle, long known as a product of nuclease digestion, is identified as the native state of the nucleosome, with no regular spacing along the chromatin fibers. |
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Mesh-Begriff(e) | Amino Acid Motifs ; Chromatin/chemistry ; Chromosomes/ultrastructure ; Cryoelectron Microscopy ; DNA/chemistry ; Green Fluorescent Proteins/metabolism ; HeLa Cells ; Histones/chemistry ; Humans ; Microscopy, Fluorescence ; Mitosis ; Nucleosomes/chemistry ; Nucleosomes/metabolism ; Spermidine/chemistry ; Tomography |
Chemische Substanzen | Chromatin ; Histones ; Nucleosomes ; Green Fluorescent Proteins (147336-22-9) ; DNA (9007-49-2) ; Spermidine (U87FK77H25) |
Sprache | Englisch |
Erscheinungsdatum | 2021-09-13 |
Erscheinungsland | United States |
Dokumenttyp | Journal Article ; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
ZDB-ID | 1415236-8 |
ISSN | 1097-4164 ; 1097-2765 |
ISSN (online) | 1097-4164 |
ISSN | 1097-2765 |
DOI | 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.08.020 |
Datenquelle | MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System OnLINE |
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