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JOURNAL OF CELLULAR PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 230, Issue 2, Pages 427-439Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/jcp.24726
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- National Institutes of Health [GM-072131]
- National Science Foundation [IIS-0713489, IIS-1115220, IIS-1422591]
- University at Buffalo Foundation [9351115726]
- Direct For Computer & Info Scie & Enginr
- Div Of Information & Intelligent Systems [1115220, 1422591] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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We present a 3-D mapping in WI38 human diploid fibroblast cells of chromosome territories (CT) 13,14,15,21, and 22, which contain the nucleolar organizing regions (NOR) and participate in the formation of nucleoli. The nuclear radial positioning of NOR-CT correlated with the size of chromosomes with smaller CT more interior. A high frequency of pairwise associations between NOR-CT ranging from 52% (CT 13-21) to 82% (CT 15-21) was detected as well as a triplet arrangement of CT 15-21-22 (72%). The associations of homologous CT were significantly lower (24-36%). Moreover, singular contacts between CT 13-14 or CT 13-22 were found in the majority of cells, while CT 13-15 or CT 13-21 predominantly exhibited multiple interactions. In cells with multiple nucleoli, one of the nucleoli (termed dominant) always associated with a higher number of CT. Moreover, certain CT pairs more frequently contributed to the same nucleolus than to others. This nonrandom pattern suggests that a large number of the NOR-chromosomes are poised in close proximity during the postmitotic nucleolar recovery and through their NORs may contribute to the formation of the same nucleolus. A global data mining program termed the chromatic median determined the most probable interchromosomal arrangement of the entire NOR-CT population. This interactive network model was significantly above randomized simulation and was composed of 13 connections among the NOR-CT. We conclude that the NOR-CT form a global interactive network in the cell nucleus that may be a fundamental feature for the regulation of nucleolar and other genomic functions. (C) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
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