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ReviewGenes, chromosomes & cancer2019

Chromosome territories and the global regulation of the genome.

Andrew J Fritz, Nitasha Sehgal, Artem Pliss, Jinhui Xu, Ronald Berezney

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Review in Genes, chromosomes & cancer, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 52 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
52citing papers in PubMed
4.5field-weighted citation impact, top 4% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

52 citing papers in PubMed, 93 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Resolving Sub-Nuclear Architecture from Compartments to Functional Domains.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026
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  7. Leveraging Hi-C Data to Detect Chromosomal Reorganizations.Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.) · 2025
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  12. Dinochromosome Heterotermini with Telosomal Anchorages.International journal of molecular sciences · 2024
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  13. Modeling properties of chromosome territories using polymer filaments in diverse confinement geometries.Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Andrew J FritzDepartment of Biochemistry and University of Vermont Cancer Center, The University of Vermont Larner College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont.ORCID 0000-0002-2220-9943
Nitasha SehgalDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Artem PlissInstitute for Lasers, Photonics and Biophotonics and the Department of Chemistry, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Jinhui XuDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
Ronald BerezneyDepartment of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York.
University at Buffalo, State University of New York · USUniversity of Vermont · US

Funding

Nuclear Matrix Structure and Genomic FunctionR01GM072131 · NIGMS · STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT BUFFALO · PI BEREZNEY, RONALD · 2004 to 2007
$1.5M
Supplement to AWD32581 - Fritz fellowship F32CA220935F32CA220935 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT & ST AGRIC COLLEGE · PI FRITZ, ANDREW J · 2018 to 2021
$216k
NCI NIH HHS F32 CA220935NCI NIH HHS F32-CA220935NIGMS NIH HHS R01 GM072131NIH Clinical Center GM-072131NIH Clinical Center GM-23922
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spatial positioning is a fundamental principle governing nuclear processes. Chromatin is organized as a hierarchy from nucleosomes to Mbp chromatin domains (CD) or topologically associating domains (TADs) to higher level compartments culminating in chromosome territories (CT). Microscopic and sequencing techniques have substantiated chromatin organization as a critical factor regulating gene expression. For example, enhancers loop back to interact with their target genes almost exclusively within TADs, distally located coregulated genes reposition into common transcription factories upon activation, and Mbp CDs exhibit dynamic motion and configurational changes in vivo. A longstanding question in the nucleus field is whether an interactive nuclear matrix provides a direct link between structure and function. The findings of nonrandom radial positioning of CT within the nucleus suggest the possibility of preferential interaction patterns among populations of CT. Sequential labeling up to 10 CT followed by application of computer imaging and geometric graph mining algorithms revealed cell-type specific interchromosomal networks (ICN) of CT that are altered during the cell cycle, differentiation, and cancer progression. It is proposed that the ICN correlate with the global level of genome regulation. These approaches also demonstrated that the large scale 3-D topology of CT is specific for each CT. The cell-type specific proximity of certain chromosomal regions in normal cells may explain the propensity of distinct translocations in cancer subtypes. Understanding how genes are dysregulated upon disruption of the normal "wiring" of the nucleus by translocations, deletions, and amplifications that are hallmarks of cancer, should enable more targeted therapeutic strategies.

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Cell NucleusChromatinChromosomesGene Expression RegulationGenomeAnimalsHumansChromatin

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PMID30664301
PMCPMC7032563
OpenAlexW2911490539

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