Diverse heterochromatin states restricting cell identity and reprogramming

RL McCarthy, J Zhang, KS Zaret - Trends in biochemical sciences, 2023 - cell.com
Heterochromatin is defined as a chromosomal domain harboring repressive H3K9me2/3 or
H3K27me3 histone modifications and relevant factors that physically compact the chromatin …

Role of the epigenome in heart failure

R Papait, S Serio, G Condorelli - Physiological reviews, 2020 - journals.physiology.org
Gene expression is needed for the maintenance of heart function under normal conditions
and in response to stress. Each cell type of the heart has a specific program controlling …

An atlas of lamina-associated chromatin across twelve human cell types reveals an intermediate chromatin subtype

PP Shah, KC Keough, K Gjoni, GT Santini, RJ Abdill… - Genome biology, 2023 - Springer
Background Association of chromatin with lamin proteins at the nuclear periphery has
emerged as a potential mechanism to coordinate cell type-specific gene expression and …

Pathogenic LMNA variants disrupt cardiac lamina-chromatin interactions and de-repress alternative fate genes

PP Shah, W Lv, JH Rhoades, A Poleshko, D Abbey… - Cell Stem Cell, 2021 - cell.com
Pathogenic mutations in LAMIN A/C (LMNA) cause abnormal nuclear structure and
laminopathies. These diseases have myriad tissue-specific phenotypes, including dilated …

Lamina associated domains and gene regulation in development and cancer

SJA Lochs, S Kefalopoulou, J Kind - Cells, 2019 - mdpi.com
The nuclear lamina (NL) is a thin meshwork of filaments that lines the inner nuclear
membrane, thereby providing a platform for chromatin binding and supporting genome …

Global chromatin relabeling accompanies spatial inversion of chromatin in rod photoreceptors

CL Smith, Y Lan, R Jain, JA Epstein, A Poleshko - Science advances, 2021 - science.org
The nuclear architecture of rod photoreceptor cells in nocturnal mammals is unlike that of
other animal cells. Murine rod cells have an “inverted” chromatin organization with …

[HTML][HTML] Attach and stretch: Emerging roles for genome–lamina contacts in shaping the 3D genome

PMJ Rullens, J Kind - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
A large proportion of the metazoan genome is spatially segregated at the nuclear periphery
through genomic contacts with the nuclear lamina, a thin meshwork of lamin filaments that …

Growth factor–induced activation of MSK2 leads to phosphorylation of H3K9me2S10 and corresponding changes in gene expression

KG Wong, YCF Cheng, VH Wu, AA Kiseleva, J Li… - Science …, 2024 - science.org
Extracellular signals are transmitted through kinase cascades to modulate gene expression,
but it remains unclear how epigenetic changes regulate this response. Here, we provide …

Histone methyltransferase activity programs nuclear peripheral genome positioning

K See, AA Kiseleva, CL Smith, F Liu, J Li… - Developmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Spatial organization of the genome in the nucleus plays a critical role in development and
regulation of transcription. A genomic region that resides at the nuclear periphery is part of …

Three-dimensional chromatin organization in cardiac development and disease

A Bertero, M Rosa-Garrido - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2021 - Elsevier
Recent technological advancements in the field of chromatin biology have rewritten the
textbook on nuclear organization. We now appreciate that the folding of chromatin in the …