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Chapter 7

Chapter 7. RNA and Chromosome Structure. 13 and 15 September, 2006. Overview. In the cell, DNA is always associated with proteins . In eukaryotes, histones package DNA into chromatin. Proteins serve a structural role, and compact DNA, with regulated access.

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Chapter 7

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  1. Chapter 7 RNA and Chromosome Structure 13 and 15 September, 2006

  2. Overview • In the cell, DNA is always associated with proteins . • In eukaryotes, histones package DNA into chromatin. • Proteins serve a structural role, and compact DNA, with regulated access. • Chromosomes may be maintained as haploid or diploid. • Gene density is highest in prokaryotes. • Chromosomes replicate in S phase, segregate in M phase. • Nucleosomes are the building blocks of chromosomes.. • Histone H1 stabilizes the 30 nm fiber. • Chromatin structure is highly regulated, often by covalent modification of histones. • Nucleosome positioning is sequence dependent and allows access to transcription factors. • Histone inheritance and assembly is complex, and maintains the modification state of the parent genome. • Nucleosome assembly requires accessory proteins.

  3. Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic Chromosomes

  4. Gene Density

  5. Eukaryotic Genome Structure

  6. Chromosome Structure

  7. Cell Cycle

  8. S Phase M Phase

  9. Mitosis Review

  10. Meiosis Review

  11. Cohesins and Condensins

  12. Nucleosomes

  13. Histones are small positively-charged proteins.

  14. Nucleosome Assembly

  15. Nucleosome Symmetry

  16. H3 and H4 bind the middle and the ends of the DNA, H2A and H2B bind a smaller region.

  17. Histones make nonspecific contacts with the phosphodiester backbone near the minor groove.

  18. Histone H1 binds to linker DNA and stabilizes the 30 nm fiber, which also required N-terminal tails.

  19. Chromosome Structure

  20. Nucleosome structure is dynamic.

  21. Some Nucleosomes are positioned.

  22. Histone modification alters nucleosome function.

  23. Ordered Modification of Chromatin Structure

  24. Nucleosome Inheritance

  25. Histone Chaperones

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