3D chromatin architecture and transcription regulation in cancer

S Deng, Y Feng, S Pauklin - Journal of hematology & oncology, 2022 - Springer
Chromatin has distinct three-dimensional (3D) architectures important in key biological
processes, such as cell cycle, replication, differentiation, and transcription regulation. In turn …

Three-dimensional genome organization in immune cell fate and function

S Cuartero, G Stik, R Stadhouders - Nature Reviews Immunology, 2023 - nature.com
Immune cell development and activation demand the precise and coordinated control of
transcriptional programmes. Three-dimensional (3D) organization of the genome has …

Genome organization controls transcriptional dynamics during development

PJ Batut, XY Bing, Z Sisco, J Raimundo, M Levo… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Past studies offer contradictory claims for the role of genome organization in the regulation
of gene activity. Here, we show through high-resolution chromosome conformation analysis …

DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha and TET methylcytosine dioxygenase 2 restrain mitochondrial DNA-mediated interferon signaling in macrophages

I Cobo, TN Tanaka, KC Mangalhara, A Lana, C Yeang… - Immunity, 2022 - cell.com
Deleterious somatic mutations in DNA methyltransferase 3 alpha (DNMT3A) and TET
mehtylcytosine dioxygenase 2 (TET2) are associated with clonal expansion of …

CRISPR and biochemical screens identify MAZ as a cofactor in CTCF-mediated insulation at Hox clusters

H Ortabozkoyun, PY Huang, H Cho, V Narendra… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) is critical to three-dimensional genome organization. Upon
differentiation, CTCF insulates active and repressed genes within Hox gene clusters. We …

Hi-TrAC reveals division of labor of transcription factors in organizing chromatin loops

S Liu, Y Cao, K Cui, Q Tang, K Zhao - Nature communications, 2022 - nature.com
The three-dimensional genomic structure plays a critical role in gene expression, cellular
differentiation, and pathological conditions. It is pivotal to elucidate fine-scale chromatin …

NUDT21 limits CD19 levels through alternative mRNA polyadenylation in B cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

MT Witkowski, S Lee, E Wang, AK Lee, A Talbot… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
B cell progenitor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (B-ALL) treatment has been revolutionized
by T cell-based immunotherapies—including chimeric antigen receptor T cell therapy (CAR …

mTOR-dependent loss of PON1 secretion and antiphospholipid autoantibody production underlie autoimmunity-mediated cirrhosis in transaldolase deficiency

T Winans, Z Oaks, G Choudhary, A Patel, N Huang… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Transaldolase deficiency predisposes to chronic liver disease progressing from cirrhosis to
hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Transition from cirrhosis to hepatocarcinogenesis depends …

BRD9 determines the cell fate of hematopoietic stem cells by regulating chromatin state

M Xiao, S Kondo, M Nomura, S Kato… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
ATP-dependent chromatin remodeling SWI/SNF complexes exist in three subcomplexes:
canonical BAF (cBAF), polybromo BAF (PBAF), and a newly described non-canonical BAF …

Mechanisms of Interaction between Enhancers and Promoters in Three Drosophila Model Systems

O Kyrchanova, V Sokolov, P Georgiev - International Journal of Molecular …, 2023 - mdpi.com
In higher eukaryotes, the regulation of developmental gene expression is determined by
enhancers, which are often located at a large distance from the promoters they regulate …