Structure of bacterial chromosome: An analysis of DNA-protein interactions in vivo

Journal Title: Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine - Year 2017, Vol 71, Issue

Abstract

According to recent reports, bacterial chromosomes exhibit a hierarchical organization. The number of proteins that bind DNA are responsible for local and global organization of the DNA ensuring proper chromosome compaction. Advanced molecular biology techniques combined with high-throughput DNA sequencing methods allow a precise analysis of bacterial chromosome structures on a local and global scale. Methods such as in vivo footprinting and ChIP-seq allow to map binding sites of analyzed proteins in certain chromosomal regions or along the whole chromosome while analysis of the spatial interactions on global scale could be performed by 3C techniques. Additional insight into complex structures created by chromosome-organizing proteins is provided by high-resolution fluorescence microscopy techniques.

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Joanna Hołówka, Małgorzata Płachetka

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  • EP ID EP242334
  • DOI 10.5604/01.3001.0010.6696
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Joanna Hołówka, Małgorzata Płachetka (2017). Structure of bacterial chromosome: An analysis of DNA-protein interactions in vivo. Advances in Hygiene and Experimental Medicine, 71(), 1005-1014. https://europub.co.uk/articles/-A-242334