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ArticleNucleic acids research2022

Ultrastructure and nuclear architecture of telomeric chromatin revealed by correlative light and electron microscopy.

Barbara Hübner, Eric von Otter, Bilal Ahsan, Mei Ling Wee, Sara Henriksson, Alexander Ludwig, Sara Sandin

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Article in Nucleic acids research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Barbara HübnerSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-5148-0823
Eric von OtterSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-8769-920X
Bilal AhsanSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0003-1839-5023
Mei Ling WeeSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.
Sara HenrikssonUmeå Centre for Electron Microscopy, Umeå University, Chemical Biological Centre (KBC) Building, Linnaeus väg 6, SE-90736 Umeå, Sweden.ORCID 0000-0003-1615-0583
Alexander LudwigSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0002-0696-5298
Sara SandinSchool of Biological Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, 60 Nanyang Drive, Singapore 637551, Singapore.ORCID 0000-0001-6071-2761
Nanyang Technological University · SGUmeå Plant Science Centre · SE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Telomeres, the ends of linear chromosomes, are composed of repetitive DNA sequences, histones and a protein complex called shelterin. How DNA is packaged at telomeres is an outstanding question in the field with significant implications for human health and disease. Here, we studied the architecture of telomeres and their spatial association with other chromatin domains in different cell types using correlative light and electron microscopy. To this end, the shelterin protein TRF1 or TRF2 was fused in tandem to eGFP and the peroxidase APEX2, which provided a selective and electron-dense label to interrogate telomere organization by transmission electron microscopy, electron tomography and scanning electron microscopy. Together, our work reveals, for the first time, ultrastructural insight into telomere architecture. We show that telomeres are composed of a dense and highly compacted mesh of chromatin fibres. In addition, we identify marked differences in telomere size, shape and chromatin compaction between cancer and non-cancer cells and show that telomeres are in direct contact with other heterochromatin regions. Our work resolves the internal architecture of telomeres with unprecedented resolution and advances our understanding of how telomeres are organized in situ.

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HumansMicroscopy, ElectronShelterin ComplexTelomereTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2Shelterin ComplexTelomeric Repeat Binding Protein 1Telomeric Repeat Binding Protein 2

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PMID35489064
PMCPMC9122609
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