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DNA structure, nucleosome placement and chromatin remodelling: a perspective

Andrew A. Travers, Cédric Vaillant, Alain Arneodo, Georgi Muskhelishvili
Biochemical Society Transactions Mar 21, 2012, 40 (2) 335-340; DOI: 10.1042/BST20110757
Andrew A. Travers
MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Hills Road, Cambridge CB2 0QH, U.K.Department of Biochemistry, Tennis Court Road, Cambridge CB2 1GA, U.K.
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Cédric Vaillant
Laboratoire Joliot Curie, ENS de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Alain Arneodo
Laboratoire Joliot Curie, ENS de Lyon, Lyon, France
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Georgi Muskhelishvili
Jacobs University Bremen, School of Engineering and Science, Campus Ring 1, D-28759 Bremen, Germany
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Abstract

A major question in chromatin biology is to what extent the sequence of DNA directly determines the genetic and chromatin organization of a eukaryotic genome? We consider two aspects to this question: the DNA sequence-specified positioning of nucleosomes and the determination of NDRs (nucleosome-depleted regions) or barriers. We argue that, in budding yeast, while DNA sequence-specified nucleosome positioning may contribute to positions flanking the regions lacking nucleosomes, DNA thermodynamic stability is a major component determinant of the genetic organization of this organism.

  • chromatin
  • DNA structure
  • histone
  • nucleosome
  • octamer

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  • From Beads on a String to the Pearls of Regulation: the Structure and Dynamics of Chromatin: A joint Biochemical Society/Wellcome Trust Focused Meeting held at Wellcome Trust Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, U.K., 3–4 August 2011. Organized and Edited by Richard Bowater (University of East Anglia, U.K.), Ben Luisi (Cambridge, U.K.) and Ian Wood (Leeds, U.K.).

Abbreviations: HMGB, High-mobility group B; NDR, nucleosome-depleted region

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DNA structure, nucleosome placement and chromatin remodelling: a perspective
Andrew A. Travers, Cédric Vaillant, Alain Arneodo, Georgi Muskhelishvili
Biochemical Society Transactions Apr 2012, 40 (2) 335-340; DOI: 10.1042/BST20110757

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