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Metaphase chromosome structure: Evidence for a radial loop model

M.P.F. Marsden, +1 more
- 01 Aug 1979 - 
- Vol. 17, Iss: 4, pp 849-858
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A model in which the nucleoprotein fiber is folded into loops which are arranged in the Chromatid in radial fashion, in such a way that their bases become the central axis of the chromatid is discussed.
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This article is published in Cell.The article was published on 1979-08-01. It has received 530 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Metaphase & Chromatid.

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Expression of a β-globin gene is enhanced by remote SV40 DNA sequences

TL;DR: The activation of genes by specific enhancer elements seems to be a widespread mechanism that may be used for the regulation of gene expression and defines a class of DNA elements with a mode of action that has not been heretofore described.
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Organization of the higher-order chromatin loop: specific DNA attachment sites on nuclear scaffold

TL;DR: Data are presented for sequence-specific chromatin-loop organization in histone-depleted nuclei from Drosophila melanogaster Kc cells and a family of attachment sites related by hybridization to those of the hsp70 genes was discovered.
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Organization of the Mitotic Chromosome

TL;DR: Using polymer simulations, it is found that metaphase Hi-C data are inconsistent with classic hierarchical models and are instead best described by a linearly organized longitudinally compressed array of consecutive chromatin loops.
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Organization and function of the 3D genome.

TL;DR: The insights into chromatin architecture that have been gained through recent technological developments in quantitative biology, genomics and cell and molecular biology approaches are discussed and how these new concepts have been used to address important biological questions in development and disease are explained.
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Disseminating the Genome: Joining, Resolving, and Separating Sister Chromatids During Mitosis and Meiosis

TL;DR: New research has identified proteins that hold sisters together while they are aligned on the metaphase plate and shed insight into the mechanisms that dissolve sister chromatid cohesion during both mitosis and meiosis.
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THE USE OF LEAD CITRATE AT HIGH pH AS AN ELECTRON-OPAQUE STAIN IN ELECTRON MICROSCOPY

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TL;DR: The structure of nucleus and linker is described and the path followed by the DNA is described, revealing the arrangement of Histones and their role in theogenesis.
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TL;DR: A scaffolding model for metaphase chromosome structure is suggested in which a backbone of nonhistone proteins is responsible for the basic shape of metaphase chromosomes, and the scaffold organizes the DNA into loops along its length.
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Supercoils in human DNA

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