Korunistekromi
Korunistekromi is a term used in genomic research to describe a recently identified class of chromatin‑like structures found in certain hyperthermophilic archaea. The word combines the Greek root “koruni,” meaning “life,” with “tekromi,” a reference to the technique of electron tomography used to visualize the structure. Korunistekromi was first reported in 2023 by a team of researchers at the Institute of Extremophile Biology, who used high‑resolution cryo‑electron microscopy to observe a double‑helical arrangement of DNA wrapped around a unique histone‑like protein named KTX1.
Key characteristics of koronistekromi include a tightly packed nucleosome‑analog that protects DNA segments of approximately 80
The discovery of koronistekromi has implications for evolutionary biology, as the structure appears to represent a
References available in the original publication (Journal of Extremophile Genetics, 2023) and subsequent reviews on archaeal