Published in Genome Biology
BackgroundUbiquitously expressed CTCF is involved in numerous cellular functions, such as organizing chromatin into TAD structures. In contrast, its paralog, CTCFL, is normally only present in the testis. However, it is also aberrantly expressed in many cancers. While it is known that shared and unique zinc finger sequences in CTCF and CTCFL enable...
Eukaryotic chromosomes are replicated in interphase and the two newly duplicated sister chromatids are held together by the cohesin complex and several cohesin auxiliary factors. Sister chromatid cohesion is essential for accurate chromosome segregation during mitosis, yet has also been implicated in other processes, including DNA damage repair, tr...
Published in Genome Biology
BackgroundCTCF is a key insulator-binding protein, and mammalian genomes contain numerous CTCF sites, many of which are organized in tandem.ResultsUsing CRISPR DNA-fragment editing, in conjunction with chromosome conformation capture, we find that CTCF sites, if located between enhancers and promoters in the protocadherin (Pcdh) and β-globin cluste...
Published in Journal of molecular biology
Eukaryotic chromatin is a complex of nucleic acids and proteins that is central to interpreting the information coded in the genome. Chromatin is rather irregularly folded inside the nucleus in a fluid-like state that exhibits dynamic local movement. The highly dynamic nature of chromatin has become increasingly appreciated, particularly in DNA-tem...
La cohésine est un complexe protéique conservé dans l'évolution composé d'un anneau capable d'embrasser l'ADN et de protéines auxiliaires régulant son association avec l'ADN. D'une part, la cohésine confère la cohésion des chromatides sœurs nécessaire à leur ségrégation, d'autre part elle établit et maintient des boucles de chromatine. Ces boucles ...
Published in Chromosoma
Obesity is increasing globally, and maternal obesity has adverse effects on pregnancy outcomes and the long-term health of offspring. Maternal obesity has been associated with pregnancy failure through impaired oogenesis and embryogenesis. However, whether maternal obesity causes chromosome abnormalities in oocytes has remained unclear. Here we sho...
Published in Cell stem cell
Transcriptional regulators, including the cohesin complex member STAG2, are recurrently mutated in cancer. The role of STAG2 in gene regulation, hematopoiesis, and tumor suppression remains unresolved. We show that Stag2 deletion in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) results in altered hematopoietic function, increased self-renewal, an...
Transcriptional regulators, including the cohesin complex member STAG2, are recurrently mutated in cancer. The role of STAG2 in gene regulation, hematopoiesis, and tumor suppression remains unresolved. We show that Stag2 deletion in hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs) results in altered hematopoietic function, increased self-renewal, an...
Published in Molecular cell
Multi-subunit SMC ATPases control chromosome superstructure and DNA topology, presumably by DNA translocation and loop extrusion. Chromosomal DNA is entrapped within the tripartite SMCkleisin ring. Juxtaposed SMC heads ("J heads") or engaged SMC heads ("E heads") split the SMCkleisin ring into "S" and "K" sub-compartments. Here, we map a DNA-bindin...
Published in Epigenetics & Chromatin
BackgroundA complex interplay between chromatin and topological machineries is critical for genome architecture and function. However, little is known about these reciprocal interactions, even for cohesin, despite its multiple roles in DNA metabolism.ResultsWe have used genome-wide analyses to address how cohesins and chromatin structure impact eac...
