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ArticleNucleic acids research2018

High-resolution 3D models of Caulobacter crescentus chromosome reveal genome structural variability and organization.

Asli Yildirim, Michael Feig

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers.

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  13. Uncovering the Principles of Genome Folding by 3D Chromatin Modeling.Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology · 2022
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  15. Building Structural Models of a Whole Mycoplasma Cell.Journal of molecular biology · 2022
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2 authors.

Asli YildirimDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA.
Michael FeigDepartment of Biochemistry & Molecular Biology, Michigan State University, MI 48824, USA.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

High-resolution three-dimensional models of Caulobacter crescentus nucleoid structures were generated via a multi-scale modeling protocol. Models were built as a plectonemically supercoiled circular DNA and by incorporating chromosome conformation capture based data to generate an ensemble of base pair resolution models consistent with the experimental data. Significant structural variability was found with different degrees of bending and twisting but with overall similar topologies and shapes that are consistent with C. crescentus cell dimensions. The models allowed a direct mapping of the genomic sequence onto the three-dimensional nucleoid structures. Distinct spatial distributions were found for several genomic elements such as AT-rich sequence elements where nucleoid associated proteins (NAPs) are likely to bind, promoter sites, and some genes with common cellular functions. These findings shed light on the correlation between the spatial organization of the genome and biological functions.

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AT Rich SequenceBacterial ProteinsCaulobacter crescentusChromosome MappingChromosomes, BacterialDNA, BacterialDNA, SuperhelicalGenome, BacterialImaging, Three-DimensionalModels, GeneticModels, MolecularNucleic Acid ConformationPromoter Regions, GeneticBacterial ProteinsDNA, BacterialDNA, Superhelical

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PMID29529244
PMCPMC5934669

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