Chromosome Structure

Chromosome Structure is a fundamental genetic concept referring to the specific three-dimensional arrangement and molecular composition of chromatin within a chromosome, distinguishing it from other genomic organizations by its role in regulating gene expression, DNA replication, and inheritance across cell divisions in eukaryotic and prokaryotic systems.

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Bacterial Nucleoid StructureChromosome Banding PatternsChromosome CompactionChromosome Fragility SitesChromosome Replication TimingChromosome ScaffoldHigher-order Chromatin FoldingHolocentric Chromosome StructureKinetochore ArchitectureLampbrush Chromosome Structure

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A 3D Map of the Human Genome at Kilobase Resolution Reveals Principles of Chromatin Looping

Suhas S.P. Rao, Miriam Huntley, Neva C. Durand et al. · Cell · 2014 · 9.9K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +14

A Bivalent Chromatin Structure Marks Key Developmental Genes in Embryonic Stem Cells

B Bernstein, Tarjei S. Mikkelsen, Xiaohui Xie et al. · Cell · 2006 · 5.4K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology +12

Capturing Chromosome Conformation

Job Dekker, Karsten Rippe, Martijn Dekker et al. · Science · 2002 · 3.8K citations

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Genetics +17

Chromatin Structure: A Repeating Unit of Histones and DNA

Roger D. Kornberg · Science · 1974 · 2.6K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Molecular Biology +12

Genetical Implications of the Structure of Deoxyribonucleic Acid

James D. Watson, Francis Crick · Nature · 1953 · 2.2K citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Genetics +13

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Thomas Cremer
Heidelberg University, Germany
29 publications · 5K citations
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Job Dekker
University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School, United States
25 publications · 9.6K citations
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Christoph Cremer
Heidelberg University, Germany
24 publications · 3.7K citations
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John W. Sedat
University of California, San Francisco, United States
22 publications · 2K citations
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Sarah C. R. Elgin
Washington University in St. Louis, United States
18 publications · 3.9K citations
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Nature
133 publications · 27.9K citations
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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
PNAS · 121 publications · 14.2K citations
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Chromosoma
290 publications · 16.8K citations
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Cell
74 publications · 36.9K citations
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The Journal of Cell Biology
JCB · 66 publications · 9.2K citations
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