Mitosis The division of the nucleus © 2010 Paul Billiet ODWSODWS.
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DNA supercoiling
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DNA is a big molecule
Ruptured viral particle (bacteriophage) X95 000
DNA about 1.7µm
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Some DNA moleculesOrganism Molecular
mass / 106 Daltons
Base pairs
x 106
Length
Virus ФX174
32 0.000533 1.7µm
E. coli 2800 4.2 1.2mm
Human 1 800 000 3000 2m (46 molecules)
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THE NUCLEOSOME
Uncoiled the DNA of a human would stretch 2m
The average diameter of a nucleus is 10µm
The problem: To pack the DNA into the nucleus and yet have access to the genetic information.
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THE NUCLEOSOME
Histones are made of a lot of basic amino acids
Combined with acidic DNA they make a stable nucleoprotein called chromatin
Histone core = an octomer (8 histone molecules)
Histone molecules
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DNA wraps twice round the core
DNA strand
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DNA held in place by another histone (H1) = the nucleosome
H1
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Nucleosomes are joined by linker DNA
Linker DNA
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DNA super coiling
DNA double helix
Nucleosome beads on a string
30-nm chromatin fibre
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DNA super coiling30-nm chromatin fibre
Chromosome in extended form
Condensed section of chromosome in mitosis
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DNA super coiling
Condensed section of chromosome in mitosis
Condensed chromosome
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Nucleosome functions
Nucleosomes help to supercoil the DNA molecule
Nucleosomes help to regulate gene expression (transcription)
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