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Chromatin conformation, gene transcription, and nucleosome remodeling as an emergent system.

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In single cells, variably sized nanoscale chromatin structures are observed, but it is unknown whether these form a cohesive framework that regulates RNA transcription. Here, we demonstrate that the … human genome is an emergent, self-assembling, reinforcement learning system. Conformationally defined heterogeneous, nanoscopic packing domains form by the interplay of transcription, nucleosome remodeling, and loop extrusion. We show that packing domains are not topologically associated domains. Instead, packing domains exist across a structure-function life cycle that couples heterochromatin and transcription in situ, explaining how heterochromatin enzyme inhibition can produce a paradoxical decrease in transcription by destabilizing domain cores. Applied to development and aging, we show the pairing of heterochromatin and transcription at myogenic genes that could be disrupted by nuclear swelling. In sum, packing domains represent a foundation to explore the interactions of chromatin and transcription at the single-cell level in human health.

Authors: L. M. Almassalha, M. Carignano, E. P. Liwag, W. S. Li, R. Gong, N. Acosta, C. L. Dunton, P. C. Gonzalez, L. M. Carter, R. Kakkaramadam, M. Kroger, K. L. MacQuarrie, J. Frederick, I. C. Ye, P. Su, T. Kuo, K. I. Medina, J. A. Pritchard, A. Skol, R. Nap, M. Kanemaki, V. Dravid, I. Szleifer, V. Backman

Date Published: 10th Jan 2025

Publication Type: Journal

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