CRISPR Between the Genes: How to Experiment with Enhancers and Epigenomics
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... function as a kind of “GPS for the genome” to compute coordinates for genetic elements like protein, ...action at a distance.” Through the marvel of DNA compaction, an enhancer can increase the expression of a...millions of base pairs away. (For details on DNA compaction and the structural proteins that make it possible...appendix DNA is a 3D fractal).
Enhancer biology is a complex and dynamic field. We’re going to focus on a tried...details.
DNA is a 3D Fractal
Figure 2: DNA compaction. Graphics courtesy of beyondthedish (left) and...People are wrong. In reality, cellular DNA is a complex three-dimensional globule of chromatin. Chromatin...tertiary structures (globules) to achieve exquisite compaction—on the order of 700 terabytes per gram—and form...