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ReviewNucleus (Austin, Tex.)2022

Mechanical determinants of chromatin topology and gene expression.

Rajiv Kumar Jha, David Levens, Fedor Kouzine

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Review in Nucleus (Austin, Tex.), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 27 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

27 citing papers in PubMed.

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  3. The Roles of Topoisomerases in Transcriptional Regulation.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  9. Yeast Tools for Studying Type II Topoisomerases in Budding Yeast.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  12. Molecular models of bidirectional promoter regulation.Current opinion in structural biology · 2024
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  14. Nucleosomal DNA has topological memory.Nature communications · 2024
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  17. To Break or Not to Break: The Role of TOP2B in Transcription.International journal of molecular sciences · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Rajiv Kumar JhaGene Regulation Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Nci/nih, Bethesda, MD USA.
David LevensGene Regulation Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Nci/nih, Bethesda, MD USA.
Fedor KouzineGene Regulation Section, Laboratory of Pathology, Nci/nih, Bethesda, MD USA.

Funding

The genome-wide function of supercoiling and alternative DNA conformationsZIABC011011 · NCI · DIVISION OF BASIC SCIENCES - NCI · PI LEVENS, DAVID L. · 2009 to 2025
$16.1M
Mechanisms of transcription factor integration at the c-myc promoterZIASC009144 · NCI · DIVISION OF CLINICAL SCIENCES - NCI · PI LEVENS, DAVID L. · 2009 to 2025
$9.5M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The compaction of linear DNA into micrometer-sized nuclear boundaries involves the establishment of specific three-dimensional (3D) DNA structures complexed with histone proteins that form chromatin. The resulting structures modulate essential nuclear processes such as transcription, replication, and repair to facilitate or impede their multi-step progression and these contribute to dynamic modification of the 3D-genome organization. It is generally accepted that protein-protein and protein-DNA interactions form the basis of 3D-genome organization. However, the constant generation of mechanical forces, torques, and other stresses produced by various proteins translocating along DNA could be playing a larger role in genome organization than currently appreciated. Clearly, a thorough understanding of the mechanical determinants imposed by DNA transactions on the 3D organization of the genome is required. We provide here an overview of our current knowledge and highlight the importance of DNA and chromatin mechanics in gene expression.

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ChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-HistoneCell Cycle ProteinsChromosomesGene ExpressionCell Cycle ProteinsChromatinChromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone3D genomecell cyclechromatincohesinDNA supercoilingepigeneticsloop extrusionpsoralentopoisomeraseTranscription

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PMID35220881
PMCPMC8890386

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