Shaping up the genome for cell division
Science Researchers have discovered the mechanism by which a family of DNA motor proteins packages loosely arranged strands of DNA into compact individual chromosomes during cell division.
2022
science
Understanding chromosome organisation
Science EMBL scientists and collaborators help reveal the process by which enormous quantities of DNA are folded into cells.
2020
science
Reshaping our DNA
Picture of the week DNA is present in each cell of our body. If all the DNA from one human cell was removed and aligned in a single strand, it would in theory add up to a total length of about two metres. In order to fit into the nucleus of a cell, DNA has to be compressed by […]
2019
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Loops, loops and loops: how DNA gets organised
Science Researchers from Delft University and EMBL crack the mystery of condensin’s neat DNA loop extrusion
2018
science
Keeping it together
Science As any rock-climber knows, trailing a long length of rope behind you is not easy. A dangling length of rope is unwieldy and hard to manoeuvre, and can get tangled up or stuck on an outcropping. Cells face the same problem when dragging chromosomes apart during cell division. The chromosomes are…
2011
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