Transcription-driven genome organization: a model for chromosome structure and the regulation of gene expression tested through simulations

PR Cook, D Marenduzzo - Nucleic acids research, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Current models for the folding of the human genome see a hierarchy stretching down from
chromosome territories, through A/B compartments and topologically-associating domains …

A changing paradigm of transcriptional memory propagation through mitosis

KC Palozola, J Lerner, KS Zaret - Nature reviews Molecular cell biology, 2019 - nature.com
The highly reproducible inheritance of chromosomes during mitosis in mammalian cells
involves nuclear envelope breakdown, increased chromatin compaction, loss of long-range …

Mitotic transcription and waves of gene reactivation during mitotic exit

KC Palozola, G Donahue, H Liu, GR Grant, JS Becker… - Science, 2017 - science.org
Although the genome is generally thought to be transcriptionally silent during mitosis,
technical limitations have prevented sensitive mapping of transcription during mitosis and …

Pervasive protein thermal stability variation during the cell cycle

I Becher, A Andrés-Pons, N Romanov, F Stein… - Cell, 2018 - cell.com
Quantitative mass spectrometry has established proteome-wide regulation of protein
abundance and post-translational modifications in various biological processes. Here, we …

Ligand-induced native G-quadruplex stabilization impairs transcription initiation

C Li, H Wang, Z Yin, P Fang, R Xiao, Y Xiang… - Genome …, 2021 - genome.cshlp.org
G-quadruplexes (G4s) are noncanonical DNA secondary structures formed through the self-
association of guanines, and G4s are distributed widely across the genome. G4 participates …

[HTML][HTML] Cohesin-dependent and-independent mechanisms mediate chromosomal contacts between promoters and enhancers

MJ Thiecke, G Wutz, M Muhar, W Tang, S Bevan… - Cell reports, 2020 - cell.com
It is currently assumed that 3D chromosomal organization plays a central role in
transcriptional control. However, depletion of cohesin and CTCF affects the steady-state …

[HTML][HTML] Genome-wide single-molecule footprinting reveals high RNA polymerase II turnover at paused promoters

AR Krebs, D Imanci, L Hoerner, D Gaidatzis, L Burger… - Molecular cell, 2017 - cell.com
Transcription initiation entails chromatin opening followed by pre-initiation complex
formation and RNA polymerase II recruitment. Subsequent polymerase elongation requires …

R-loops promote antisense transcription across the mammalian genome

SM Tan-Wong, S Dhir, NJ Proudfoot - Molecular cell, 2019 - cell.com
Widespread antisense long noncoding RNA (lncRNA) overlap with many protein-coding
genes in mammals and emanate from gene promoter, enhancer, and termination regions …

H3K27ac bookmarking promotes rapid post-mitotic activation of the pluripotent stem cell program without impacting 3D chromatin reorganization

B Pelham-Webb, A Polyzos, L Wojenski, A Kloetgen… - Molecular cell, 2021 - cell.com
During self-renewal, cell-type-defining features are drastically perturbed in mitosis and must
be faithfully reestablished upon G1 entry, a process that remains largely elusive. Here, we …

Genomic profiling of native R loops with a DNA-RNA hybrid recognition sensor

K Wang, H Wang, C Li, Z Yin, R Xiao, Q Li, Y Xiang… - Science …, 2021 - science.org
An R loop is a unique triple-stranded structure that participates in multiple key biological
processes and is relevant to human diseases. Accurate and comprehensive R loop profiling …