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ArticleThe Journal of cell biology2018

Correlative live and super-resolution imaging reveals the dynamic structure of replication domains.

Wanqing Xiang, M Julia Roberti, Jean-Karim Hériché, Sébastien Huet, Stephanie Alexander, Jan Ellenberg

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Article in The Journal of cell biology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 38 papers.

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38citing papers in PubMed
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38 citing papers in PubMed, 86 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Wanqing XiangCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
M Julia RobertiCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.
Jean-Karim HérichéCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6867-9425
Sébastien HuetUniversité de Rennes 1, Structure fédérative de recherche Biosit, Rennes, France.
Stephanie AlexanderCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-8308-3977
Jan EllenbergCell Biology and Biophysics Unit, European Molecular Biology Laboratory, Heidelberg, Germany jan.ellenberg@embl.de.ORCID 0000-0001-5909-701X
European Molecular Biology Laboratory · DEInstitut de génétique et de développement de Rennes · FR

Funding

Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01EB021223 · NIBIB · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2015 to 2017
$1.2M
Reconstructing the dynamic 3D architecture of the human genome by superresolution microscopy and DNA sequence modelling.U01DA047728 · NIDA · EUROPEAN MOLECULAR BIOLOGY LABORATORY · PI ELLENBERG, JAN · 2018 to 2019
$780k
NIBIB NIH HHS U01 EB021223NIDA NIH HHS U01 DA047728
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromosome organization in higher eukaryotes controls gene expression, DNA replication, and DNA repair. Genome mapping has revealed the functional units of chromatin at the submegabase scale as self-interacting regions called topologically associating domains (TADs) and showed they correspond to replication domains (RDs). A quantitative structural and dynamic description of RD behavior in the nucleus is, however, missing because visualization of dynamic subdiffraction-sized RDs remains challenging. Using fluorescence labeling of RDs combined with correlative live and super-resolution microscopy in situ, we determined biophysical parameters to characterize the internal organization, spacing, and mechanical coupling of RDs. We found that RDs are typically 150 nm in size and contain four co-replicating regions spaced 60 nm apart. Spatially neighboring RDs are spaced 300 nm apart and connected by highly flexible linker regions that couple their motion only <550 nm. Our pipeline allows a robust quantitative characterization of chromosome structure in situ and provides important biophysical parameters to understand general principles of chromatin organization.

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DNA ReplicationImaging, Three-DimensionalAnimalsCell LineDNAFluorescent DyesMicroscopy, ConfocalModels, BiologicalRatsStaining and LabelingDNAFluorescent Dyes

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PMID29572382
PMCPMC5987722
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