Genome folding through loop extrusion by SMC complexes

IF Davidson, JM Peters - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2021 - nature.com
Genomic DNA is folded into loops and topologically associating domains (TADs), which
serve important structural and regulatory roles. It has been proposed that these genomic …

Long-range enhancer–promoter contacts in gene expression control

S Schoenfelder, P Fraser - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2019 - nature.com
Spatiotemporal gene expression programmes are orchestrated by transcriptional
enhancers, which are key regulatory DNA elements that engage in physical contacts with …

Region Capture Micro-C reveals coalescence of enhancers and promoters into nested microcompartments

VY Goel, MK Huseyin, AS Hansen - Nature genetics, 2023 - nature.com
Although enhancers are central regulators of mammalian gene expression, the mechanisms
underlying enhancer–promoter (EP) interactions remain unclear. Chromosome …

Genome control by SMC complexes

C Hoencamp, BD Rowland - Nature Reviews Molecular Cell Biology, 2023 - nature.com
Many cellular processes require large-scale rearrangements of chromatin structure.
Structural maintenance of chromosomes (SMC) protein complexes are molecular machines …

The relationship between genome structure and function

AM Oudelaar, DR Higgs - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2021 - nature.com
Precise patterns of gene expression in metazoans are controlled by three classes of
regulatory elements: promoters, enhancers and boundary elements. During differentiation …

The role of 3D genome organization in development and cell differentiation

H Zheng, W Xie - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
In eukaryotes, the genome does not exist as a linear molecule but instead is hierarchically
packaged inside the nucleus. This complex genome organization includes multiscale …

DNA loop extrusion by human cohesin

IF Davidson, B Bauer, D Goetz, W Tang, G Wutz… - Science, 2019 - science.org
Eukaryotic genomes are folded into loops and topologically associating domains, which
contribute to chromatin structure, gene regulation, and gene recombination. These …

On the existence and functionality of topologically associating domains

JA Beagan, JE Phillips-Cremins - Nature genetics, 2020 - nature.com
Genomes across a wide range of eukaryotic organisms fold into higher-order chromatin
domains. Topologically associating domains (TADs) were originally discovered empirically …

Transcription factors and 3D genome conformation in cell-fate decisions

R Stadhouders, GJ Filion, T Graf - Nature, 2019 - nature.com
How cells adopt different identities has long fascinated biologists. Signal transduction in
response to environmental cues results in the activation of transcription factors that …

C/EBPβ-dependent epigenetic memory induces trained immunity in hematopoietic stem cells

B de Laval, J Maurizio, PK Kandalla, G Brisou… - Cell stem cell, 2020 - cell.com
Hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) maintain life-long production of immune cells and can
directly respond to infection, but sustained effects on the immune response remain unclear …