Evolution of 3D chromatin organization at different scales

RD Acemel, DG Lupiáñez - Current opinion in genetics & development, 2023 - Elsevier
Highlights•Chromatin folding into topologically associated domains (TADs) is pervasive
across animal groups.•TADs are plastic entities composed of genomic strata from different …

Predicting genome architecture: challenges and solutions

P Belokopytova, V Fishman - Frontiers in genetics, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Genome architecture plays a pivotal role in gene regulation. The use of high-throughput
methods for chromatin profiling and 3-D interaction mapping provide rich experimental data …

The 3D architecture of the pepper genome and its relationship to function and evolution

Y Liao, J Wang, Z Zhu, Y Liu, J Chen, Y Zhou… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The organization of chromatin into self-interacting domains is universal among eukaryotic
genomes, though how and why they form varies considerably. Here we report a …

Variable number tandem repeats mediate the expression of proximal genes

M Bakhtiari, J Park, YC Ding, S Shleizer-Burko… - Nature …, 2021 - nature.com
Variable number tandem repeats (VNTRs) account for significant genetic variation in many
organisms. In humans, VNTRs have been implicated in both Mendelian and complex …

Characterization of structural variation in Tibetans reveals new evidence of high-altitude adaptation and introgression

C Quan, Y Li, X Liu, Y Wang, J Ping, Y Lu, G Zhou - Genome Biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Structural variation (SV) acts as an essential mutational force shaping the
evolution and function of the human genome. However, few studies have examined the role …

3DSNP 2.0: update and expansion of the noncoding genomic variant annotation database

C Quan, J Ping, H Lu, G Zhou, Y Lu - Nucleic Acids Research, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The rapid development of single-molecule long-read sequencing (LRS) and single-cell
assay for transposase accessible chromatin sequencing (scATAC-seq) technologies …

Topologically associating domains and their role in the evolution of genome structure and function in Drosophila

Y Liao, X Zhang, M Chakraborty, JJ Emerson - Genome research, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
Topologically associating domains (TADs) were recently identified as fundamental units of
three-dimensional eukaryotic genomic organization, although our knowledge of the …

Expanding the conservation genomics toolbox: incorporating structural variants to enhance genomic studies for species of conservation concern

J Wold, KP Koepfli, SJ Galla, D Eccles… - Molecular …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Structural variants (SVs) are large rearrangements (> 50 bp) within the genome that impact
gene function and the content and structure of chromosomes. As a result, SVs are a …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring 3D chromatin contacts in gene regulation: the evolution of approaches for the identification of functional enhancer-promoter interaction

H Xu, S Zhang, X Yi, D Plewczynski, MJ Li - Computational and structural …, 2020 - Elsevier
Mechanisms underlying gene regulation are key to understand how multicellular organisms
with various cell types develop from the same genetic blueprint. Dynamic interactions …

Applications of advanced technologies for detecting genomic structural variation

VA Laufer, TW Glover, TE Wilson - Mutation Research/Reviews in Mutation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chromosomal structural variation (SV) encompasses a heterogenous class of genetic
variants that exerts strong influences on human health and disease. Despite their …