Chromatin
Organization
of chromatin in nucleus. chromatin structure, function in cell cycle,
replication and regulation of gene expression. Chromatin domains,
insulators, LCR, enhancers, MAR sequences - biological significance and
practical experimental impact. Covalent modifications of histone
proteins, their role in regulation of gene expression. Recommended literature Paul A.L., Ferl R.J. (1999) Higher-order chromatin structure: looping long molecules: Plant Mol Biol 41, 713-720. PDF Li G.F. et al. (2002) Plant chromatin: development and gene control: BioEssays 24, 234-243. PDF West A.G., Fraser P. (2005). Remote control of gene transcription: Human Molecular Genetics 14, R101-R111. PDF Fransz P. et al. (2006) Composition and formation of heterochromatin in Arabidopsis thaliana. Chromosome Research 14: 71-82 PDF Grant-Downton R.T., Dickinson H.G. (2005) Epigenetics and its implications for plant biology. 1. The epigenetic network in plants. Annals of Botany 96: 1143-1164 PDF
Wegel E. et al. (2005) Large-scale chromatin decondensation induced in a developmentally activated transgene lokus: Journal of Cell Science 118, 1021-1031. PDF (slide 31) Masclaux F.G. et al.
(2005). Relationship between allelic state of T-DNA and DNA methylation
of chromosomal integration region in transformed Arabidopsis thaliana
plants: Plant Molecular Biology 58, 295-303. PDF (slide 44) Fujimoto S. et al. (2004). Identification of a novel plant MAR DNA binding protein localized on chromosomal surfaces: Plant Molecular Biology 56, 225-239. PDF (slide 26) Tikhonov A.P. et al. (2000) Structural domains and matrix attachment regions along colinear chromosomal segments of maize and sorghum. Plant Cell 12: 249-264. PDF (slides 48,49) |
