基本説明
Reprint of: Cytogenetic and Genome Research 2009, Vol. 124, No. 3-4.
Full Description
Our understanding of the function and structure of chromosomes and their interrelationship has grown in recent years. The chapters in this issue describe the advances that have been made possible by combining microscope techniques with sophisticated biochemical and genetic approaches to unlock the secrets of chromosomes. The authors look at many aspects of chromosome biology, such as protein, DNA and RNA composition of chromosomes, defined chromosome structures, unusual chromosome structures and specialized chromosomes and microscope tools for chromosome analysis. 'Chromosome Structure and Function' will be an invaluable resource for undergraduate and postgraduate students in fields such as plant and animal sciences, genetics, and molecular biology. In fact, any student, teacher or researcher interested in chromosome biology will find this special issue indispensable.
Contents
Preface: Houben, A.; Review Articles; Telomere Distribution and Dynamics in Somatic and Meiotic Nuclei of Arabidopsis thaliana: Roberts, N.Y.; Osman, K.; Armstrong, S.J.; SMC Proteins and Their Multiple Functions in Higher Plants: Schubert, V.; Structural Analyses of Chromosomes and Their Constituent Proteins: Fukui, K.; Avian Lampbrush Chromosomes: a Powerful Tool for Exploration of Genome Expression: Gaginskaya, E.; Kulikova, T.; Krasikova, A.; Extrachromosomal Double Minutes and Chromosomal Homogeneously Staining Regions as Probes for Chromosome Research: Shimizu, N.; Extrachromosomal Circular DNA in Eukaryotes: Possible Involvement in the Plasticity of Tandem Repeats: Cohen, S.; Segal, D.; Role of Fluorescence in situ Hybridization in Sequencing the Tomato Genome: Stack, S.M.; Royer, S.M.; Shearer, L.A.; Chang, S.B.; Giovannoni, J.J.; Westfall, D.H.; White, R.A.; Anderson, L.K.; Original Articles; Identification of a Maize Neocentromere in an Oat-Maize Addition Line: Topp, C.N.; Okagaki, R.J.; Melo, J.R.; Kynast, R.G.; Phillips, R.L.; Dawe, R.K.; Chromosome Centromeres: Structural and Analytical Investigations with High Resolution Scanning Electron Microscopy in Combination with Focused Ion Beam Milling: Schroeder-Reiter, E.; Wanner, G.; Transcription of Pericentromeric Heterochromatin in Beetles - Satellite DNAs as Active Regulatory Elements: Pezer, Z.; Ugarkovic, D.; Satellite DNA Spatial Localization and Transcriptional Activity in Mouse Embryonic E-14 and IOUD2 Stem Cells: Enukashvily, N.I.; Malashicheva, A.B.; Waisertreiger, I.S.-R.; SAF-A/hnRNP-U Localization in Interphase and Metaphase: Kukalev, A.S.; Lobov, I.B.; Percipalle, P.; Podgornaya, O.I.; Interaction Study of the Male Specific Lethal (MSL) Complex and Trans-Acting Dosage Effects in Metafemales of Drosophila melanogaster. Sun, X.; Birchler, J.A.; A Technical Note on Quantum Dots for Multi-Color Fluorescence in situ Hybridization: Muller, S.; Cremer, M.; Neusser, M.; Grasser, F.; Cremer, T.; Author Index.
