Targeting epigenetic dysregulation in autism spectrum disorders

ML Herrera, J Paraíso-Luna, I Bustos-Martínez… - Trends in Molecular …, 2024 - cell.com
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) comprise a range of neurodevelopmental pathologies
characterized by deficits in social interaction and repetitive behaviors, collectively affecting …

[HTML][HTML] From compartments to loops: understanding the unique chromatin organization in neuronal cells

D Zagirova, A Kononkova, N Vaulin… - Epigenetics & Chromatin, 2024 - Springer
The three-dimensional organization of the genome plays a central role in the regulation of
cellular functions, particularly in the human brain. This review explores the intricacies of …

Extensive long-range polycomb interactions and weak compartmentalization are hallmarks of human neuronal 3D genome

IA Pletenev, M Bazarevich, DR Zagirova… - Nucleic Acids …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Chromatin architecture regulates gene expression and shapes cellular identity, particularly
in neuronal cells. Specifically, polycomb group (PcG) proteins enable establishment and …

Three-dimensional chromatin mapping of sensory neurons reveals that cohesin-dependent genomic domains are required for axonal regeneration

I Palmisano, T Liu, W Gao, L Zhou, M Merkenschlager… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The in vivo three-dimensional genomic architecture of adult mature neurons at homeostasis
and after medically relevant perturbations such as axonal injury remains elusive. Here we …

optimalTAD: annotation of topologically associating domains based on chromatin marks enrichment

DN Smirnov, AD Kononkova, D Toiber, MS Gelfand… - bioRxiv, 2023 - biorxiv.org
In many eukaryotes, chromosomes are organized as strings of spatially segregated
Topologically Associating Domains (TADs), characterized by a substantially increased …