Deciphering the multi-scale, quantitative cis-regulatory code

S Kim, J Wysocka - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
Uncovering the cis-regulatory code that governs when and how much each gene is
transcribed in a given genome and cellular state remains a central goal of biology. Here, we …

Single-molecule localization microscopy

M Lelek, MT Gyparaki, G Beliu, F Schueder… - Nature reviews …, 2021 - nature.com
Single-molecule localization microscopy (SMLM) describes a family of powerful imaging
techniques that dramatically improve spatial resolution over standard, diffraction-limited …

The spatial organization of transcriptional control

A Hafner, A Boettiger - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2023 - nature.com
In animals, the sequences for controlling gene expression do not concentrate just at the
transcription start site of genes, but are frequently thousands to millions of base pairs distal …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial and temporal organization of the genome: Current state and future aims of the 4D nucleome project

J Dekker, F Alber, S Aufmkolk, BJ Beliveau… - Molecular cell, 2023 - cell.com
The four-dimensional nucleome (4DN) consortium studies the architecture of the genome
and the nucleus in space and time. We summarize progress by the consortium and highlight …

Chromatin accessibility: methods, mechanisms, and biological insights

AR Mansisidor, VI Risca - Nucleus, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Access to DNA is a prerequisite to the execution of essential cellular processes that include
transcription, replication, chromosomal segregation, and DNA repair. How the proteins that …

[HTML][HTML] The era of 3D and spatial genomics

BAM Bouwman, N Crosetto, M Bienko - Trends in genetics, 2022 - cell.com
Over a decade ago the advent of high-throughput chromosome conformation capture (Hi-C)
sparked a new era of 3D genomics. Since then the number of methods for mapping the 3D …

Spatial transcriptomics in neuroscience

N Jung, TK Kim - Experimental & Molecular Medicine, 2023 - nature.com
The brain is one of the most complex living tissue types and is composed of an exceptional
diversity of cell types displaying unique functional connectivity. Single-cell RNA sequencing …

Emerging roles of nuclear bodies in genome spatial organization

L Shan, P Li, H Yu, LL Chen - Trends in Cell Biology, 2024 - cell.com
Nuclear bodies (NBs) are biomolecular condensates that participate in various cellular
processes and respond to cellular stimuli in the nucleus. The assembly and function of these …

Enhancer–promoter specificity in gene transcription: molecular mechanisms and disease associations

MJ Friedman, T Wagner, H Lee… - … & Molecular Medicine, 2024 - nature.com
Although often located at a distance from their target gene promoters, enhancers are the
primary genomic determinants of temporal and spatial transcriptional specificity in …

[HTML][HTML] Tracking and interpreting long-range chromatin interactions with super-resolution live-cell imaging

HB Brandão, M Gabriele, AS Hansen - Current Opinion in Cell Biology, 2021 - Elsevier
Mammalian genomes are organized and regulated through long-range chromatin
interactions. Structural loops formed by CCCTC-binding factor (CTCF) and cohesin fold the …