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TRENDS IN BIOCHEMICAL SCIENCES
Volume 37, Issue 10, Pages 425-435Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.tibs.2012.06.006
Keywords
nucleosome; single molecule; dynamics; fluorescence; force
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- American Cancer Society
- National Institutes of Health [GM097286]
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The detailed mechanisms of how DNA that is assembled around a histone core can be accessed by DNA-binding proteins for transcription, replication, or repair, remain elusive nearly 40 years after Kornberg's nucleosome model was proposed. Uncovering the structural dynamics of nucleosomes is a crucial step in elucidating the mechanisms regulating genome accessibility. This requires the deconvolution of multiple structural states within an ensemble. Recent advances in single-molecule methods enable unprecedented efficiency in examining subpopulation dynamics. In this review, we summarize studies of nucleosome structure and dynamics from single-molecule approaches and how they advance our understanding of the mechanisms that govern DNA transactions.
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