Image-directed nanoscale photo-crosslinking for the study of sub-nuclear structures

标题：用于亚核结构研究的图像导向纳米级光交联 哺乳动物基因组以线性序列编码遗传信息，但细胞特异性的适当表达 基因依赖于更高级的核组织，从染色体的折叠到染色体的组装， 染色体结构域和核区室。定义动态装配、结构和交互 这些亚核成分的研究对于理解细胞功能的基本机制至关重要， 规定尖端的成像方法正在以越来越高的速度揭示细胞核的细节， 高分辨率; Hi-C等基因组学方法能够对染色质折叠和相互作用进行全基因组分析 在分子水平上。然而，很少有技术可用于整合成像和基因组分析 一起本研究旨在发展一种影像导向的奈米光交联技术 （INPX）以在选定的核体积中立即捕获基因组DNA，从而实现高分辨率的空间和 在单细胞水平上对亚核结构的时间研究。INPX将大大促进结构和 核组织和亚核区室的功能研究。 !

Title: Image-directed nanoscale photo-crosslinking for the study of subnuclear structures Mammalian genomes encode genetic information in linear sequence, yet proper expression of cell-specific genes depends on higher order nuclear organization, from the folding of chromosomes to the assembly of chromosomal domains and nuclear compartments. Defining the dynamic assembly, structure and interaction of these sub-nuclear components is critical to understanding the basic mechanisms of cellular functions and regulations. Cutting-edge imaging methods are revealing the details of the nucleus at increasingly higher resolutions; genomic methods such as Hi-C enable genome-wide analysis of chromatin folding and interactions at the molecular level. However, few technologies are available to integrate the imaging and genomic analyses together. The proposed studies aim to develop an image-directed nanoscale photo-crosslinking technology (INPX) to instantly capture genomic DNA in a selected nuclear volume to enable high resolution spatial and temporal studies of sub-nuclear structures at the single cell level. INPX will greatly facilitate the structure and function study of nuclear organization and subnuclear compartments. !