Chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation

Hubner, M. R., Eckersley-Maslin, M. A., Spector, D. L. (April 2013) Chromatin organization and transcriptional regulation. Current Opinion in Genetics & Development, 23 (2). pp. 89-95. ISSN 0959-437X

URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23270812
DOI: 10.1016/j.gde.2012.11.006

Abstract

Cell type specific transcriptional regulation must be adhered to in order to maintain cell identity throughout the lifetime of an organism, yet it must be flexible enough to allow for responses to endogenous and exogenous stimuli. This regulation is mediated not only by molecular factors (e.g. cell type specific transcription factors, histone and DNA modifications), but also on the level of chromatin and genome organization. In this review we focus on recent findings that have contributed to our understanding of higher order chromatin structure and genome organization within the nucleus. We highlight new findings on the dynamic positioning of genes relative to each other, as well as to their chromosome territory and the nuclear lamina, and how the position of genes correlates with their transcriptional activity.

Item Type: Paper
Subjects: bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > transcription
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics
bioinformatics > genomics and proteomics > genetics & nucleic acid processing > DNA, RNA structure, function, modification > Chromatin dynamics
CSHL Authors:
Communities: CSHL labs > Spector lab
School of Biological Sciences > Publications
Depositing User: Matt Covey
Date: April 2013
Date Deposited: 30 Jan 2013 21:07
Last Modified: 19 Jul 2021 13:49
PMCID: PMC3612554
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URI: https://repository.cshl.edu/id/eprint/26965

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