New insights into the helical structure of 30-nm chromatin fibers

P Chen, P Zhu, G Li - 2014 - Springer
In eukaryotic cells, genomic DNA is highly packaged into chromatin to fit inside the nucleus.
The accessibility of DNA is dependent on the packing density of chromatin fibers, which …

[PDF][PDF] The 30-nm chromatin fiber: in vitro reconstitution and structural analysis

T Schalch - 2004 - research-collection.ethz.ch
Chromatin is a complex of DNA and proteins that organizes the genetic material in the
eukaryotic nucleus. The dynamics and structure of chromatin are directly involved in control …

The shades of gray of the chromatin fiber: recent literature provides new insights into the structure of chromatin

J Ausió - Bioessays, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The chromatin fiber consists of a string of nucleosomes connected by linker DNA regions.
The hierarchy of folding of this fiber within the cell has long been controversial, and the …

EM measurements define the dimensions of the “30-nm” chromatin fiber: evidence for a compact, interdigitated structure

PJJ Robinson, L Fairall, VAT Huynh… - Proceedings of the …, 2006 - National Acad Sciences
Chromatin structure plays a fundamental role in the regulation of nuclear processes such as
DNA transcription, replication, recombination, and repair. Despite considerable efforts …

Structures and functions of chromatin fibers

P Chen, W Li, G Li - Annual review of biophysics, 2021 - annualreviews.org
In eukaryotes, genomic DNA is packaged into chromatin in the nucleus. The accessibility of
DNA is dependent on the chromatin structure and dynamics, which essentially control DNA …

A metastable structure for the compact 30‐nm chromatin fibre

C Wu, JE McGeehan, A Travers - FEBS letters, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
The structure of compact 30‐nm chromatin fibres is still debated. We present here a novel
unified model that reconciles all experimental observations into a single framework. We …

Structure and Epigenetic Regulation of Chromatin Fibers

P Chen, G Li - Cold Spring Harbor Symposia on Quantitative …, 2017 - symposium.cshlp.org
In eukaryotes, genomic DNA is hierarchically packaged by histones into chromatin on
several levels to fit inside the nucleus. As a central-level structure between nucleosomal …

[HTML][HTML] Structure and organization of chromatin fiber in the nucleus

G Li, P Zhu - FEBS letters, 2015 - Elsevier
Eukaryotic genomes are organized hierarchically into chromatin structures by histones.
Despite extensive research for over 30 years, not only the fundamental structure of the 30 …

[HTML][HTML] Higher-order structures of chromatin: the elusive 30 nm fiber

DJ Tremethick - Cell, 2007 - cell.com
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Chromatin higher-order structures and gene regulation

G Li, D Reinberg - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2011 - Elsevier
Genomic DNA in the eukaryotic nucleus is hierarchically packaged by histones into
chromatin to fit inside the nucleus. The dynamics of higher-order chromatin compaction play …