PMID- 31933061 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20210609 LR - 20231103 IS - 1573-6849 (Electronic) IS - 0967-3849 (Print) IS - 0967-3849 (Linking) VI - 28 IP - 1 DP - 2020 Mar TI - Cellular and genomic approaches for exploring structural chromosomal rearrangements. PG - 19-30 LID - 10.1007/s10577-020-09626-1 [doi] AB - Human chromosomes are arranged in a linear and conserved sequence order that undergoes further spatial folding within the three-dimensional space of the nucleus. Although structural variations in this organization are an important source of natural genetic diversity, cytogenetic aberrations can also underlie a number of human diseases and disorders. Approaches for studying chromosome structure began half a century ago with karyotyping of Giemsa-banded chromosomes and has now evolved to encompass high-resolution fluorescence microscopy, reporter-based assays, and next-generation DNA sequencing technologies. Here, we provide a general overview of experimental methods at different resolution and sensitivity scales and discuss how they can be complemented to provide synergistic insight into the study of human chromosome structural rearrangements. These approaches range from kilobase-level resolution DNA fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH)-based imaging approaches of individual cells to genome-wide sequencing strategies that can capture nucleotide-level information from diverse sample types. Technological advances coupled to the combinatorial use of multiple methods have resulted in the discovery of new rearrangement classes along with mechanistic insights into the processes that drive structural alterations in the human genome. FAU - Hu, Qing AU - Hu Q AD - Department of Pathology, Department of Cell Biology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. FAU - Maurais, Elizabeth G AU - Maurais EG AD - Department of Pathology, Department of Cell Biology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. FAU - Ly, Peter AU - Ly P AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-8946-7069 AD - Department of Pathology, Department of Cell Biology, Harold C. Simmons Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, TX, USA. peter.ly@utsouthwestern.edu. LA - eng GR - R00 CA218871/CA/NCI NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PT - Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't PT - Review DEP - 20200113 PL - Netherlands TA - Chromosome Res JT - Chromosome research : an international journal on the molecular, supramolecular and evolutionary aspects of chromosome biology JID - 9313452 SB - IM MH - *Chromosome Aberrations MH - Chromosome Banding MH - Comparative Genomic Hybridization MH - Cytogenetics/*methods MH - Genomics/*methods MH - Humans MH - In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence MH - Karyotyping MH - Sequence Analysis, DNA MH - Translocation, Genetic PMC - PMC7131874 MID - NIHMS1549507 OTO - NOTNLM OT - Chromosome rearrangements OT - Cytogenetics OT - FISH OT - Genome instability OT - Karyotype OT - Structural variants EDAT- 2020/01/15 06:00 MHDA- 2021/06/10 06:00 PMCR- 2021/03/01 CRDT- 2020/01/15 06:00 PHST- 2019/10/18 00:00 [received] PHST- 2020/01/01 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2019/12/20 00:00 [revised] PHST- 2020/01/15 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/06/10 06:00 [medline] PHST- 2020/01/15 06:00 [entrez] PHST- 2021/03/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.1007/s10577-020-09626-1 [pii] AID - 10.1007/s10577-020-09626-1 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Chromosome Res. 2020 Mar;28(1):19-30. doi: 10.1007/s10577-020-09626-1. Epub 2020 Jan 13.