Deciphering the multi-scale, quantitative cis-regulatory code

S Kim, J Wysocka - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Uncovering the cis-regulatory code that governs when and how much each gene is
transcribed in a given genome and cellular state remains a central goal of biology. Here, we …

The role and activity of SWI/SNF chromatin remodelers

T Bieluszewski, S Prakash, T Roulé… - Annual Review of Plant …, 2023 - annualreviews.org
SWITCH deficient SUCROSE NONFERMENTING (SWI/SNF) class chromatin remodeling
complexes (CRCs) use the energy derived from ATP hydrolysis to facilitate access of …

Cooperation of chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complex and pioneer factor AP-1 shapes 3D enhancer landscapes

BK Wolf, Y Zhao, A McCray, WH Hawk… - Nature structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The mechanism controlling the dynamic targeting of SWI/SNF has long been postulated to
be coordinated by transcription factors (TFs), yet demonstrating a specific TF influence has …

In vivo screening characterizes chromatin factor functions during normal and malignant hematopoiesis

D Lara-Astiaso, A Goñi-Salaverri, J Mendieta-Esteban… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Cellular differentiation requires extensive alterations in chromatin structure and function,
which is elicited by the coordinated action of chromatin and transcription factors. By contrast …

Canonical BAF complex activity shapes the enhancer landscape that licenses CD8+ T cell effector and memory fates

B McDonald, BY Chick, NS Ahmed, M Burns, S Ma… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
CD8+ T cells provide host protection against pathogens by differentiating into distinct
effector and memory cell subsets, but how chromatin is site-specifically remodeled during …

Aberrant gene activation in synovial sarcoma relies on SSX specificity and increased PRC1. 1 stability

NS Benabdallah, V Dalal, RW Scott… - Nature Structural & …, 2023 - nature.com
The SS18-SSX fusion drives oncogenic transformation in synovial sarcoma by bridging
SS18, a member of the mSWI/SNF (BAF) complex, to Polycomb repressive complex 1 …

Pioneer factors—key regulators of chromatin and gene expression

ML Bulyk, J Drouin, MM Harrison, J Taipale… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Pioneer factors are a group of transcription factors with important roles in gene regulation
during development. Their unique ability to bind to compacted chromatin, promoting its …

Mitotic bookmarking by SWI/SNF subunits

Z Zhu, X Chen, A Guo, T Manzano, PJ Walsh, KM Wills… - Nature, 2023 - nature.com
For cells to initiate and sustain a differentiated state, it is necessary that a 'memory'of this
state is transmitted through mitosis to the daughter cells,–. Mammalian switch/sucrose non …

The role of chromatin remodeler SMARCA4/BRG1 in brain cancers: a potential therapeutic target

SM Navickas, KA Giles, KH Brettingham-Moore… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
The chromatin remodeler SMARCA4/BRG1 is a key epigenetic regulator with diverse roles
in coordinating the molecular programs that underlie brain tumour development. BRG1 …

Global identification of SWI/SNF targets reveals compensation by EP400

BJE Martin, EF Ablondi, C Goglia, CA Mimoso… - Cell, 2023 - cell.com
Mammalian SWI/SNF chromatin remodeling complexes move and evict nucleosomes at
gene promoters and enhancers to modulate DNA access. Although SWI/SNF subunits are …