A random-walk/giant-loop model for interphase chromosomes.
basic_science · Level V
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Abstract
Fluorescence in situ hybridization data on distances between defined genomic sequences are used to construct a quantitative model for the overall geometric structure of a human chromosome. We suggest that the large-scale geometry during the G0/G1 part of the cell cycle may consist of flexible chromatin loops, averaging approximately 3 million bp, with a random-walk backbone. A fully explicit, three-parametric polymer model of this random-walk/giant-loop structure can account well for the data. More general models consistent with the data are briefly discussed.
Medical subject headings
- Chromosomes, Human
- Interphase
- Models, Genetic
- Models, Theoretical