Hierarchical folding and reorganization of chromosomes are linked to transcriptional changes in cellular differentiation
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Mammalian chromosomes fold into arrays of megabase-sized topologically associating domains (TADs), which are arranged into compartments spanning multiple megabases of genomic DNA. TADs have internal substructures that are often cell type specific, but their higher-order organization remains elusive. Here, we investigate TAD higher-order interactions with Hi-C through neuronal differentiation and show that they form a hierarchy of domains-within-domains (metaTADs) extending across genomic scales up to the range of entire chromosomes. We find that TAD interactions are well captured by tree-like, hierarchical structures irrespective of cell type. metaTAD tree structures correlate with genetic, epigenomic and expression features, and structural tree rearrangements during differentiation are linked to transcriptional state changes. Using polymer modelling, we demonstrate that hierarchical folding promotes efficient chromatin packaging without the loss of contact specificity, highlighting a role far beyond the simple need for packing efficiency.
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Hierarchical folding and reorganization of chromosomes are linked to transcriptional changes during cellular differentiation
Addresses: Department of Biochemistry and Goodman Cancer Centre, McGill University, 3655 Promenade Sir-William-Osler, Montréal, Québec, Canada, H3G1Y6. Epigenetic Regulation and Chromatin Architecture Group, Berlin Institute for Medical Systems Biology, Max-Delbrück Centre for Molecular Medicine, Robert-Rössle Strasse, Berlin-Buch 13125, Germany. Genome Function Group, MRC Clinical Sciences Cen...
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