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ReviewCurrent opinion in structural biology2025

In-cell chromatin structure by Cryo-FIB and Cryo-ET.

Zhen Hou, Peijun Zhang

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Review in Current opinion in structural biology, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Zhen HouDivision of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK. Electronic address: zhen.hou@strubi.ox.ac.uk.
Peijun ZhangDivision of Structural Biology, Nuffield Department of Medicine, University of Oxford, Oxford, OX3 7BN, UK; Diamond Light Source, Harwell Science and Innovation Campus, Didcot, OX11 0DE, UK. Electronic address: peijun.zhang@strubi.ox.ac.uk.

Funding

Project 3. IntegrationU54AI170791 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH AT PITTSBURGH · PI Zandrea Ambrose · 2022 to 2026
$30.6M
Correlative cryoET of the HIV-1 integration targeting in native T-lymphocytesR21AI184080 · NIAID · UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD · PI ZHANG, PEIJUN · 2024 to 2025
$285k
NIAID NIH HHS R21 AI184080NIAID NIH HHS U54 AI170791Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Chromatin, the complex of DNA and proteins that organises genetic material in eukaryotic cells, has been a focal point of biological research for over a century. Its structure determines critical functions such as gene regulation, DNA replication and chromosome segregation. Early models of chromatin were limited by technological constraints, but advancements in imaging, particularly X-ray and electron microscopy (EM), gradually unveiled its hierarchical organisation. The recent emergence of cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) coupled with cryo-focused ion beam (cryo-FIB) milling has revolutionised our understanding of chromatin organisation by providing native, three-dimensional (3D) views of various macromolecules and architectures of chromatin at unprecedented resolution. This review traces the historical progression of chromatin structural studies, from early EM and fluorescence microscopy to the transformative insights offered by cryo-ET, culminating in a synthesis of current knowledge and future directions.

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ChromatinCryoelectron MicroscopyElectron Microscope TomographyAnimalsHumansChromatin

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