Genome folding through loop extrusion by SMC complexes

IF Davidson, JM Peters - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Genomic DNA is folded into loops and topologically associating domains (TADs), which
serve important structural and regulatory roles. It has been proposed that these genomic …

Organizational principles of 3D genome architecture

MJ Rowley, VG Corces - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2018 - nature.com
Studies of 3D chromatin organization have suggested that chromosomes are hierarchically
organized into large compartments composed of smaller domains called topologically …

Evolutionary constraint and innovation across hundreds of placental mammals

MJ Christmas, IM Kaplow, DP Genereux, MX Dong… - Science, 2023 - science.org
Zoonomia is the largest comparative genomics resource for mammals produced to date. By
aligning genomes for 240 species, we identify bases that, when mutated, are likely to affect …

The role of 3D genome organization in development and cell differentiation

H Zheng, W **e - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, the genome does not exist as a linear molecule but instead is hierarchically
packaged inside the nucleus. This complex genome organization includes multiscale …

HiGlass: web-based visual exploration and analysis of genome interaction maps

P Kerpedjiev, N Abdennur, F Lekschas, C McCallum… - Genome biology, 2018 - Springer
We present HiGlass, an open source visualization tool built on web technologies that
provides a rich interface for rapid, multiplex, and multiscale navigation of 2D genomic maps …

Cohesin loss eliminates all loop domains

SSP Rao, SC Huang, BG St Hilaire, JM Engreitz… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The human genome folds to create thousands of intervals, called" contact domains," that
exhibit enhanced contact frequency within themselves." Loop domains" form because of …

Topologically associating domains and chromatin loops depend on cohesin and are regulated by CTCF, WAPL, and PDS5 proteins

G Wutz, C Várnai, K Nagasaka, DA Cisneros… - The EMBO …, 2017 - embopress.org
Mammalian genomes are spatially organized into compartments, topologically associating
domains (TADs), and loops to facilitate gene regulation and other chromosomal functions …

Targeted degradation of CTCF decouples local insulation of chromosome domains from genomic compartmentalization

EP Nora, A Goloborodko, AL Valton, JH Gibcus… - Cell, 2017 - cell.com
The molecular mechanisms underlying folding of mammalian chromosomes remain poorly
understood. The transcription factor CTCF is a candidate regulator of chromosomal …

Two independent modes of chromatin organization revealed by cohesin removal

W Schwarzer, N Abdennur, A Goloborodko… - Nature, 2017 - nature.com
Imaging and chromosome conformation capture studies have revealed several layers of
chromosome organization, including segregation into megabase-sized active and inactive …

Organization and function of the 3D genome

B Bonev, G Cavalli - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2016 - nature.com
Understanding how chromatin is organized within the nucleus and how this 3D architecture
influences gene regulation, cell fate decisions and evolution are major questions in cell …