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XB-ART-54823
Science 2018 Feb 09;3596376:. doi: 10.1126/science.aao6135.
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A pathway for mitotic chromosome formation.

Gibcus JH , Samejima K , Goloborodko A , Samejima I , Naumova N , Nuebler J , Kanemaki MT , Xie L , Paulson JR , Earnshaw WC , Mirny LA , Dekker J .


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Mitotic chromosomes fold as compact arrays of chromatin loops. To identify the pathway of mitotic chromosome formation, we combined imaging and Hi-C analysis of synchronous DT40 cell cultures with polymer simulations. Here we show that in prophase, the interphase organization is rapidly lost in a condensin-dependent manner, and arrays of consecutive 60-kilobase (kb) loops are formed. During prometaphase, ~80-kb inner loops are nested within ~400-kb outer loops. The loop array acquires a helical arrangement with consecutive loops emanating from a central "spiral staircase" condensin scaffold. The size of helical turns progressively increases to ~12 megabases during prometaphase. Acute depletion of condensin I or II shows that nested loops form by differential action of the two condensins, whereas condensin II is required for helical winding.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: cdk1

References [+] :
Abe, The initial phase of chromosome condensation requires Cdk1-mediated phosphorylation of the CAP-D3 subunit of condensin II. 2011, Pubmed