title: Higher-order genome organization in human disease.
abstract: Genomes are organized into complex higher-order structures by folding of the DNA into chromatin fibers, chromosome domains, and ultimately chromosomes. The higher-order organization of genomes is functionally important for gene regulation and control of gene expression programs. Defects in how chromatin is globally organized are relevant for physiological and pathological processes. Mutations and transcriptional misregulation of several global genome organizers are linked to human diseases and global alterations in chromatin structure are emerging as key players in maintenance of genome stability, aging, and the formation of cancer translocations.
authors.affiliation: National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA. mistelit@mail.nih.gov
authors.forename: Tom
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Misteli
mesh_terms: D000076246:CCCTC-Binding Factor; D002843:Chromatin / Q000378:metabolism; D000090266:Chromobox Protein Homolog 5; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone / Q000235:genetics; D002869:Chromosome Aberrations; D004260:DNA Repair; D044127:Epigenesis, Genetic; D030342:Genetic Diseases, Inborn / Q000235:genetics*; D015894:Genome, Human; D006801:Humans; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000235:genetics; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc / Q000235:genetics; D012097:Repressor Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D014158:Transcription, Genetic; D014178:Translocation, Genetic
chemical_list: D000076246:CCCTC-Binding Factor; C000619697:CTCF protein, human; D002843:Chromatin; D002868:Chromosomal Proteins, Non-Histone; D016271:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-myc; D012097:Repressor Proteins; D000090266:Chromobox Protein Homolog 5