The nuclear lamina as an organizer of chromosome architecture

YY Shevelyov, SV Ulianov - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The nuclear lamina (NL) is a meshwork of lamins and lamin-associated proteins adjoining
the inner side of the nuclear envelope. In early embryonic cells, the NL mainly suppresses …

Neurodevelopmental disorders, like cancer, are connected to impaired chromatin remodelers, PI3K/mTOR, and PAK1-regulated MAPK

R Nussinov, BR Yavuz, MK Arici, HC Demirel… - Biophysical …, 2023 - Springer
Neurodevelopmental disorders (NDDs) and cancer share proteins, pathways, and
mutations. Their clinical symptoms are different. However, individuals with NDDs have …

Single-cell profiling of transcriptome and histone modifications with EpiDamID

FJ Rang, KL de Luca, SS de Vries, C Valdes-Quezada… - Molecular Cell, 2022 - cell.com
Recent advances in single-cell sequencing technologies have enabled simultaneous
measurement of multiple cellular modalities, but the combined detection of histone post …

[HTML][HTML] Mitotic implantation of the transcription factor prospero via phase separation drives terminal neuronal differentiation

X Liu, J Shen, L Xie, Z Wei, C Wong, Y Li, X Zheng… - Developmental cell, 2020 - cell.com
Compacted heterochromatin blocks are prevalent in differentiated cells and present a barrier
to cellular reprogramming. It remains obscure how heterochromatin remodeling is …

Unraveling the features of somatic transposition in the Drosophila intestine

K Siudeja, M van Den Beek, N Riddiford… - The EMBO …, 2021 - embopress.org
Transposable elements (TEs) play a significant role in evolution, contributing to genetic
variation. However, TE mobilization in somatic cells is not well understood. Here, we …

CATaDa reveals global remodelling of chromatin accessibility during stem cell differentiation in vivo

GN Aughey, A Estacio Gomez, J Thomson, H Yin… - Elife, 2018 - elifesciences.org
During development eukaryotic gene expression is coordinated by dynamic changes in
chromatin structure. Measurements of accessible chromatin are used extensively to identify …

Rapid metabolic shifts occur during the transition between hunger and satiety in Drosophila melanogaster

D Wilinski, J Winzeler, W Duren, JL Persons… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Metabolites are active controllers of cellular physiology, but their role in complex behaviors
is less clear. Here we report metabolic changes that occur during the transition between …

Neuronal cell types in the fly: single-cell anatomy meets single-cell genomics

AS Bates, J Janssens, GS Jefferis, S Aerts - Current opinion in …, 2019 - Elsevier
Highlights•A neuronal type is a testable hypothesis: similarity indicates functional
equivalency.•Image registration together with morphology algorithms defines types across …

The prolyl-isomerase PIN1 is essential for nuclear Lamin-B structure and function and protects heterochromatin under mechanical stress

F Napoletano, GF Bravo, IAP Voto, A Santin, L Celora… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
Chromatin organization plays a crucial role in tissue homeostasis. Heterochromatin
relaxation and consequent unscheduled mobilization of transposable elements (TEs) are …

Targeted DamID reveals differential binding of mammalian pluripotency factors

SW Cheetham, WH Gruhn, J van den Ameele… - …, 2018 - journals.biologists.com
The precise control of gene expression by transcription factor networks is crucial to
organismal development. The predominant approach for mapping transcription factor …