Global reorganization of replication domains during embryonic stem cell differentiation.

DNA replication in mammals is regulated via the coordinate firing of clusters of replicons that duplicate megabase-sized chromosome segments at specific times during S-phase. Cytogenetic studies show that these "replicon clusters" coalesce as subchromosomal units that persist through multi...

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Main Authors: Ichiro Hiratani, Tyrone Ryba, Mari Itoh, Tomoki Yokochi, Michaela Schwaiger, Chia-Wei Chang, Yung Lyou, Tim M Townes, Dirk Schübeler, David M Gilbert
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2008-10-01
Series:PLoS Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2561079?pdf=render