The common conception of DNA is in long, twisting strands, but in order to fit into the confines of the nucleus, DNA actually condenses into a strict structure called chromatin. Chromatin facilitates ...

In eukaryotes, DNA is tightly wound into a complex called chromatin. Thanks to the process of chromatin remodeling, this complex can be "opened" so that specific genes are expressed.

The nucleus -- the brain of the cell -- carries all the information, in the form of chromatin necessary to help a cell grow, thrive, and reproduce, in the form of DNA packed into chromatin.

Inside the nucleus of a cell, the chromatin fiber interacts with itself to condense into a chromosome. The chromatin fiber also supports gene expression and replication of chromosomal DNA.

A multidisciplinary team of Indiana University researchers have discovered that the motion of chromatin, the material that DNA is made of, can help facilitate effective repair of DNA damage in the ...

Inside a nucleus, chromosomes jumble together like a game of Twister. This can bring regulatory elements, such as enhancers, from one chromosome into contact with genes from another chromosome, ...

New imaging tools reveal how within an hour of infection, the virus begins to alter our chromosomes to kick-start its own replication.

The scientists observed that chromatin self-organizes into "packing domains"—distinct, compact regions of molecular structures that play a crucial role in regulating gene expression.

Researchers discover a way to observe chromatin interaction changes in cancer ... "Sometimes you can't see or predict all the other things that are likely to happen in the machine of the nucleus.

Inside cells, DNA mixes with proteins to form chromatin within the nucleus. Within chromatin, structures called packing domains form when chromatin fibers fold together.

Further, they found that H3K27me3 is also largely enriched in the same broad regions as macroH2A1. These results suggested redistribution of both macroH2A1 and H3K27me3 on host chromatin during HSV-1 ...