"We are finding the 3D structure of the genome," said Satoshi ... More information: Yuka Kitamura et al, CTCF-mediated 3D chromatin sets up the gene expression program in the male germline ...

Most cells in the human body each contain about six feet of DNA. Yet the nucleus, where DNA is coiled, is no larger than a ...

The proper folding of the chromatin structure plays a crucial role in the regulation of genomic DNA functions, its disruption leading to various diseases. Therefore, understanding the chromatin ...

Toshio “Toshi” Tsukiyama studies how cells regulate chromatin, the packaging proteins responsible ... He also studies how the 3D structure of DNA, the large loops and folds it undergoes, can be ...