3D enhancer-promoter interactions and multi-connected hubs: Organizational principles and functional roles

CM Uyehara, E Apostolou - Cell reports, 2023 - cell.com
The spatiotemporal control of gene expression is dependent on the activity of cis-acting
regulatory sequences, called enhancers, which regulate target genes over variable genomic …

Long-range gene regulation in hormone-dependent cancer

TT Tettey, L Rinaldi, GL Hager - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2023 - nature.com
The human genome is organized into multiple structural layers, ranging from chromosome
territories to progressively smaller substructures, such as topologically associating domains …

On the role of phase separation in the biogenesis of membraneless compartments

A Musacchio - The EMBO journal, 2022 - embopress.org
Molecular mechanistic biology has ushered us into the world of life's building blocks,
revealing their interactions in macromolecular complexes and inspiring strategies for …

1, 6-hexanediol rapidly immobilizes and condenses chromatin in living human cells

Y Itoh, S Iida, S Tamura, R Nagashima… - Life science …, 2021 - life-science-alliance.org
Liquid droplets formed inside the cell by liquid–liquid phase separation maintain membrane-
less condensates/bodies (or compartments). These droplets are important for concentrating …

RNA polymerase II clusters form in line with surface condensation on regulatory chromatin

A Pancholi, T Klingberg, W Zhang, R Prizak… - Molecular systems …, 2021 - embopress.org
It is essential for cells to control which genes are transcribed into RNA. In eukaryotes, two
major control points are recruitment of RNA polymerase II (Pol II) into a paused state, and …

Therapeutic targeting of FUBP3 phase separation by GATA2-AS1 inhibits malate-aspartate shuttle and neuroblastoma progression via modulating SUZ12 activity

X Wang, Y Guo, G Chen, E Fang, J Wang, Q Li, D Li… - Oncogene, 2023 - nature.com
Malate-aspartate shuttle (MAS) is essential for maintaining glycolysis and energy
metabolism in tumors, while its regulatory mechanisms in neuroblastoma (NB), the …

Time-dependent effect of 1, 6-hexanediol on biomolecular condensates and 3D chromatin organization

X Liu, S Jiang, L Ma, J Qu, L Zhao, X Zhu, J Ding - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biomolecular condensates have been implicated in multiple cellular processes.
However, the global role played by condensates in 3D chromatin organization remains …

[HTML][HTML] Sufu limits sepsis-induced lung inflammation via regulating phase separation of TRAF6

Y Li, J Peng, Y Xia, C Pan, Y Li, W Gu, J Wang… - Theranostics, 2023 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Rationale: Sepsis is a potentially life-threatening condition caused by the body's response to
a severe infection. Although the identification of multiple pathways involved in inflammation …

Chromatin conformation in development and disease

I Boltsis, F Grosveld, G Giraud… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Chromatin domains and loops are important elements of chromatin structure and dynamics,
but much remains to be learned about their exact biological role and nature. Topological …

Spermine enhances antiviral and anticancer responses by stabilizing DNA binding with the DNA sensor cGAS

L Wang, S Li, K Wang, N Wang, Q Liu, Z Sun, L Wang… - Immunity, 2023 - cell.com
Self-nonself discrimination is vital for the immune system to mount responses against
pathogens while maintaining tolerance toward the host and innocuous commensals during …