Hi-C analysis: from data generation to integration

K Pal, M Forcato, F Ferrari - Biophysical reviews, 2019 - Springer
In the epigenetics field, large-scale functional genomics datasets of ever-increasing size and
complexity have been produced using experimental techniques based on high-throughput …

Understanding 3D genome organization and its effect on transcriptional gene regulation under environmental stress in plant: a chromatin perspective

S Kumar, S Kaur, K Seem, S Kumar… - Frontiers in Cell and …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
The genome of a eukaryotic organism is comprised of a supra-molecular complex of
chromatin fibers and intricately folded three-dimensional (3D) structures. Chromosomal …

Engineering abiotic stress tolerance via CRISPR/Cas-mediated genome editing

SA Zafar, SSA Zaidi, Y Gaba… - Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Abiotic stresses, including drought, salinity, temperature, and heavy metals, pose a major
challenge for crop production and cause substantial yield reduction worldwide. Breeding …

MyoD is a 3D genome structure organizer for muscle cell identity

R Wang, F Chen, Q Chen, X Wan, M Shi… - Nature …, 2022 - nature.com
The genome exists as an organized, three-dimensional (3D) dynamic architecture, and each
cell type has a unique 3D genome organization that determines its cell identity. An …

Pervasive chromatin-RNA binding protein interactions enable RNA-based regulation of transcription

R Xiao, JY Chen, Z Liang, D Luo, G Chen, ZJ Lu… - Cell, 2019 - cell.com
Increasing evidence suggests that transcriptional control and chromatin activities at large
involve regulatory RNAs, which likely enlist specific RNA-binding proteins (RBPs). Although …

Integrative functional genomic analyses identify genetic variants influencing skin pigmentation in Africans

Y Feng, N Xie, F Inoue, S Fan, J Saskin, C Zhang… - Nature Genetics, 2024 - nature.com
Skin color is highly variable in Africans, yet little is known about the underlying molecular
mechanism. Here we applied massively parallel reporter assays to screen 1,157 candidate …

Transcription elongation machinery is a druggable dependency and potentiates immunotherapy in glioblastoma stem cells

Z Qiu, L Zhao, JZ Shen, Z Liang, Q Wu, K Yang, L Min… - Cancer discovery, 2022 - AACR
Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most lethal primary brain cancer characterized by therapeutic
resistance, which is promoted by GBM stem cells (GSC). Here, we interrogated gene …

Integrated 3D genome, epigenome and transcriptome analyses reveal transcriptional coordination of circadian rhythm in rice

Y Zhang, G Chen, L Deng, B Gao, J Yang… - Nucleic Acids …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Photoperiods integrate with the circadian clock to coordinate gene expression rhythms and
thus ensure plant fitness to the environment. Genome-wide characterization and comparison …

Chromatin loops associated with active genes and heterochromatin shape rice genome architecture for transcriptional regulation

L Zhao, S Wang, Z Cao, W Ouyang, Q Zhang… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Insight into high-resolution three-dimensional genome organization and its effect on
transcription remains largely elusive in plants. Here, using a long-read ChIA-PET approach …

3D organization of regulatory elements for transcriptional regulation in Arabidopsis

L Deng, Q Zhou, J Zhou, Q Zhang, Z Jia, G Zhu… - Genome Biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Although spatial organization of compartments and topologically associating
domains at large scale is relatively well studied, the spatial organization of regulatory …