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Capturing Chromosome Conformation

Dekker, Job, Rippe, Karsten, Dekker, Martijn, Kleckner, Nancy·2002·Science

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We describe an approach to detect the frequency of interaction between any two genomic loci. Generation of a matrix of interaction frequencies between sites on the same or different chromosomes reveals their relative spatial disposition and provides information about the physical properties of the chromatin fiber. This methodology can be applied to the spatial organization of entire genomes in organisms from bacteria to human. Using the yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae , we could confirm known qualitative features of chromosome organization within the nucleus and dynamic changes in that organization during meiosis. We also analyzed yeast chromosome III at the G 1 stage of the cell cycle. We found that chromatin is highly flexible throughout. Furthermore, functionally distinct AT- and GC-rich domains were found to exhibit different conformations, and a population-average 3D model of chromosome III could be determined. Chromosome III emerges as a contorted ring.

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  • The looping model for enhancer-promoter communication received strong confirmation after the development of methods for studying spatial organization of the genome using proximity ligation.

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Authors
Dekker, J., Rippe, K., Dekker, M., & Kleckner, N.
Affiliations
  • Harvard University (US)
  • German Cancer Research Center (DE)
  • 2e Oosterparklaan 272, 3544 AX Utrecht, Netherlands.
Corresponding author
Dekker, Job
Venue
Science
Published
2002-02-15
Volume
295
Issue
5558
Pages
1306-1311
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
OpenAlex
W2073026107
Cited by
3,652
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FWCI
9.99
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) Network (American Medical Association) (submittedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of General Medical Sciences (GM-44794, GM 25326, R01GM044794)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Genomics and Chromatin Dynamics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nuclear Structure and Function
Keywords
chromosome conformation, 3D genome organization, chromatin fiber, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, meiosis
MeSH terms
Cell Fractionation, Cell Nucleus, Centromere, Chromatin, Cross-Linking Reagents, Formaldehyde, Mathematics, Meiosis, Mitosis, Protein Conformation, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Deoxyribonuclease EcoRI, Chromosomes, Fungal, Polymerase Chain Reaction, G1 Phase, Telomere, Genome, Fungal, AT Rich Sequence, GC Rich Sequence

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