Chromatin loops are responsible for higher counts of small DNA fragments induced by high-LET radiation, while chromosomal domains do not affect the fragment sizes

International Journal of Radiation Biology

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 293-305

  Ponomarev, Artem L ^a,b   Cucinotta, Francis A ^b  

^a USRA   (United States)

^b NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Chromatin loop; Chromosomal domain; DNA fragment; DNA organization; DSB; High LET ion

Indexed keywords

DNA; DNA FRAGMENT; HELIUM; IRON; NITROGEN;

ARTICLE; BASE PAIRING; CALCULATION; CELL NUCLEUS; CHROMATIN STRUCTURE; CHROMOSOME ANALYSIS; DNA STRAND BREAKAGE; DNA STRUCTURE; HUMAN; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RADIATION BEAM; SIMULATION;

CHROMATIN; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DNA; DNA DAMAGE; DNA FRAGMENTATION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, RADIATION; LINEAR ENERGY TRANSFER; MODELS, CHEMICAL; MODELS, MOLECULAR; NUCLEIC ACID CONFORMATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RADIATION DOSAGE; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP;

EID: 33646761276     PISSN: 09553002     EISSN: 13623095     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09553000600637716     Document Type: Article

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