Despite great advances in technology over the last century, the physical characteristics of actively expressed chromatin, or euchromatin, remain a mystery. Recent research unveils that euchromatin is ...

In their paper the team discusses their novel view of euchromatin in the cell and shows how the revealed organization is relevant to genome functions. “Our ultimate goal is to reveal how genomic ...

The DNA of a mammalian cell is about two metres long if all base pairs were aligned in one string. To fit this genetic material in a nucleus of only a few microns diameter, the DNA is wrapped around ...

A chromatin is comprised of 147 base pairs of DNA wrapped around a protein core referred to as a histone. The histone is comprised of two units each of H2A, H2B, H3, and H4, making an octamer. The ...

Chromatin consists of the DNA molecule and numerous proteins, including histones, which act as packaging proteins. In contrast to the easily accessible euchromatin, which contains the majority of ...

A new study has illuminated an important process that occurs during cell division and is a likely source of DNA damage under some circumstances, including cancer. A new study from scientists at the ...

The HP1 family proteins are involved in several aspects of chromatin function and regulation in Drosophila, mammals and the fission yeast. Here we investigate the localization of LHP1, the unique ...

Chromatin, ein filamentöser Komplex des Interphase-Kerns aus DNA und einer Vielzahl von Proteinen (Histone), der sich leicht mit basischen Farbstoffen anfärben lässt. Zu Beginn von Mitose und Meiose ...