Elucidating the Roles of Chromatin in Genomic Processes
A special issue of Biomolecules (ISSN 2218-273X).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 60
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D chromatin structure; Hi-C; nucleosome positioning; super-resolution optical microscopy
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Dear Colleagues,
All proteins that function in genomic processes operate on chromatin – nucleosomes have to be moved to allow access to the DNA or to prevent it. They may have to be chemically modified or replaced with “unconventional” variants. They may need to physically cluster together into nanodomains or “clutches”, which may then need to interact to form larger clusters. Over even longer distances, distant pairs of loci may have to be brought together in close physical proximity, or broader regions that can span megabase pairs may have to collapse into contact domains and then interact with other contact domains within compartments.
All of these properties of the chromatin, from the small to the large, from the chemical to the physical, from the persistent to the dynamic, are brought about by a wide range of mechanisms, many of which we are just beginning to understand in molecular detail. With this Special Issue, we would like to provide a platform to showcase some of the recent work focused on elucidating the roles of biomolecular complexes involved in affecting the properties of chromatin that are necessary for genomic processes. We welcome and encourage submissions in all formats (review, short communication, or research article) within this fascinating scope.
Prof. Dr. Daniel M. Czajkowsky
Guest Editor
Dr. Meijun Liu
Guest Editor Assistant
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Keywords
- nucleosome positioning and occupancy
- histone modifications
- histone variants
- nucleosome chaperones
- nucleosome remodelers
- insulator proteins
- CTCF and cohesin
- cis-regulatory elements
- 3D genome structure
- chromatin dynamics
