Nucleosome assembly during DNA replication

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Other Authors: Verreault, Alain (Speaker)
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: London : Henry Stewart Talks, 2009.
Series:Henry Stewart talks. Biomedical & life sciences collection. Cell division cycle : controlling when and where cells divide and differentiate.
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Online Access:https://hstalks.com/bs/1258/
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Table of Contents:
  • Contents: Introduction to chromatin structure
  • Primary function of chromatin: DNA compaction
  • The nucleosome core particle
  • De novo nucleosome assembly during the cell cycle
  • Two distinct processes contribute to restoration of chromatin structure during DNA replication
  • A fundamental problem in nucleosome assembly: histone-DNA aggregation
  • Chromatin Assembly Factor 1 (CAF-1) and PCNA
  • ASF1: a multi-talented histone chaperone
  • Biomedical implications
  • Agents that block the acetylation and deacetylation of new histones may sensitise cells to cancer chemotherapeutic agents
  • Genome-wide histone acetylation, deacetylation and epigenetic inheritance
  • Epigenetic xerox machines as potential targets for cancer therapy and regenerative medicine.