Genetics & Biomedical · Paper · 2016

Influence of Nuclear Structure on formation of radiation-induced lethal lesions

Int. J. Radiation Biology

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This paper discusses the influence of nuclear structure on the formation of radiation-induced lethal lesions, particularly focusing on the rejoining of fragmented nuclear DNA caused by ionizing radiation. It synthesizes existing knowledge with new insights from high-throughput sequencing data to better understand how spatial organization within the genome affects the generation of lethal chromosome aberrations.

Hi-Cchromosome conformationradiation biologychromatin architectureDNA damagetopologically associating domainsnuclear organization3C technologies

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Findings / Concepts
  • Synthesis of existing knowledge with new insights from high-throughput sequencing data.
  • Identification of the fractal globule organization of DNA and its implications for radiation damage.
  • Exploration of the spatial proximity of transcriptionally active euchromatin and its susceptibility to radiation.
  • Discussion of the temporal factors influencing the formation of lethal lesions post-irradiation.
Methods / Techniques
  • High-throughput sequencing of chromosome conformation capture experiments.
  • Analysis of spatial organization of DNA within the nucleus.
  • Examination of transcriptional programs linking genomic locations.
  • Review of existing models of radiation-induced DNA damage and repair mechanisms.

Citation

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Friedman, Daniel Ari. 2016. Influence of Nuclear Structure on formation of radiation-induced lethal lesions. Int. J. Radiation Biology.

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