Project description:Here we describe the principles of 3D genome folding dynamics in vertebrates and show how lineage-specific patterns of genome reshuffling can result in different chromatin configurations. We (i) identified different patterns of chromosome folding across vertebrate species, (ii) reconstructed ancestral marsupial and afrotherian genomes analyzing whole-genome sequences of 10 species representative of the major therian phylogroups, (iii) detected lineage-specific chromosome rearrangements and (iv) identified the dynamics of the structural properties of genome reshuffling through therian evolution.
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic modulation of RNAPII occupancy and histone acetylation modifications are highly coordinated with rhythmic gene expression, and dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling. The rhythmic genes at AM circadian phase and target genes of transcription factors (TFs) are enriched within limited spatial clusters, which forming subnuclear organization hubs to coordinate looping gene expression. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks suggested they co-localized within the same ?transcriptional factory? and define a distinct nuclear landscape and circadian outputs in the AM and PM. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal a distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:Efficient storing and readout of genetic information is not only dependent on tight epigenetic regulation but also on the spatial organization and folding of chromosomes. Although the epigenome of the model plant Arabidopsis has been extensively studied, its interplay with chromosomal architecture is less well understood. We show that chromosomal architecture is tightly linked to the epigenetic state and furthermore how physical constraints such as nuclear size influence folding principles of chromatin. In addition to global principles of chromatin organisation, we describe a novel nuclear structure, termed KNOT, in which genomic regions of all five Arabidopsis chromosomes highly interact. These regions are characterized as heterochromatic islands within the euchromatin and likely represent preferred landing sites for transposons, suggesting a novel transposon defence mechanism in the Arabidopsis nucleus. HiC experiments were performed on Arabidopsis thaliana Col-0 wildtype, homozygous crwn1-1, and homozygous crwn4-1 14-day-old seedlings
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic modulation of RNAPII occupancy and histone acetylation modifications are highly coordinated with rhythmic gene expression, and dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling. The rhythmic genes at AM circadian phase and target genes of transcription factors (TFs) are enriched within limited spatial clusters, which forming subnuclear organization hubs to coordinate looping gene expression. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks suggested they co-localized within the same “transcriptional factory” and define a distinct nuclear landscape and circadian outputs in the AM and PM. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal a distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic modulation of RNAPII occupancy and histone acetylation modifications are highly coordinated with rhythmic gene expression, and dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling. The rhythmic genes at AM circadian phase and target genes of transcription factors (TFs) are enriched within limited spatial clusters, which forming subnuclear organization hubs to coordinate looping gene expression. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks suggested they co-localized within the same ?transcriptional factory? and define a distinct nuclear landscape and circadian outputs in the AM and PM. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal a distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:Efficient storing and readout of genetic information is not only dependent on tight epigenetic regulation but also on the spatial organization and folding of chromosomes. Although the epigenome of the model plant Arabidopsis has been extensively studied, its interplay with chromosomal architecture is less well understood. We show that chromosomal architecture is tightly linked to the epigenetic state and furthermore how physical constraints such as nuclear size influence folding principles of chromatin. In addition to global principles of chromatin organisation, we describe a novel nuclear structure, termed KNOT, in which genomic regions of all five Arabidopsis chromosomes highly interact. These regions are characterized as heterochromatic islands within the euchromatin and likely represent preferred landing sites for transposons, suggesting a novel transposon defence mechanism in the Arabidopsis nucleus.
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic occupancy of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is highly coordinated with rhythmic genes expression. Rhythmic RNAPII binding dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling with 91% of the chromatin interactions were altered. The rhythmic genes cluster at the 8:00 (AM) circadian phase form spatial interacting clusters in turn assist coordinated rhythmic gene expression, while non-rhythmic genes tend to tether together and contribute to expression at 20:00 (PM) circadian window. Target genes and associated cis-binding motifs of transcription factors enrichment points to the existence of subnuclear organization hub enriched around the TFs. RNAPII-associated chromatin interaction domains (CIDs) are under circadian control, and static CIDs with common node genes but changed connecting genes along the circadian cycle, reveal they may function as distinct clock components in the interconnected circuits between morning and evening. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks reveal a compact and highly connected chromatin architecture serving to coordinate gene expression in the morning, whereas a scattered, loose chromatin architecture coordinates PM gene expression. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal the distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic occupancy of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is highly coordinated with rhythmic genes expression. Rhythmic RNAPII binding dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling with 91% of the chromatin interactions were altered. The rhythmic genes cluster at the 8:00 (AM) circadian phase form spatial interacting clusters in turn assist coordinated rhythmic gene expression, while non-rhythmic genes tend to tether together and contribute to expression at 20:00 (PM) circadian window. Target genes and associated cis-binding motifs of transcription factors enrichment points to the existence of subnuclear organization hub enriched around the TFs. RNAPII-associated chromatin interaction domains (CIDs) are under circadian control, and static CIDs with common node genes but changed connecting genes along the circadian cycle, reveal they may function as distinct clock components in the interconnected circuits between morning and evening. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks reveal a compact and highly connected chromatin architecture serving to coordinate gene expression in the morning, whereas a scattered, loose chromatin architecture coordinates PM gene expression. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal the distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:Genome-wide rhythmic occupancy of RNA polymerase II (RNAPII) is highly coordinated with rhythmic genes expression. Rhythmic RNAPII binding dynamically modulates diurnal 3D genome architecture remodeling with 91% of the chromatin interactions were altered. The rhythmic genes cluster at the 8:00 (AM) circadian phase form spatial interacting clusters in turn assist coordinated rhythmic gene expression, while non-rhythmic genes tend to tether together and contribute to expression at 20:00 (PM) circadian window. Target genes and associated cis-binding motifs of transcription factors enrichment points to the existence of subnuclear organization hub enriched around the TFs. RNAPII-associated chromatin interaction domains (CIDs) are under circadian control, and static CIDs with common node genes but changed connecting genes along the circadian cycle, reveal they may function as distinct clock components in the interconnected circuits between morning and evening. Core circadian clock genes related chromatin connectivity networks reveal a compact and highly connected chromatin architecture serving to coordinate gene expression in the morning, whereas a scattered, loose chromatin architecture coordinates PM gene expression. Our findings uncover novel diurnal fundamental genome folding principles in plants, and reveal the distinct higher-order chromosome organization that is crucial for coordinating diurnal dynamics of transcriptional regulation.
Project description:The three-dimensional (3D) folding of the chromosomal fibre in the human interphase nucleus is an important, but poorly understood aspect of gene regulation. Especially basic principles of 3D chromatin and chromosome organisation are still elusive. In this paper, we quantitatively analyse the 3D structure of large parts of chromosomes 1 and 11 in the G1 nucleus of human cells and relate it to the human transcriptome map (HTM). Despite a considerable cell-to-cell variation, our results show that subchromosomal domains, which are highly expressed, are more decondensed, have a more irregular shape and are located in the nuclear interior compared to clusters of low expressed genes. These aspects of chromosome structure are shared by six different cell lines and therefore are independent of cell type specific differences in gene expression within the investigated domains. Systematic measurements show that there is little to no intermingling of chromatin from different parts of the same chromosome, indicating that the chromosomal fibre itself is a compact structure. Together, our results reveal several basic aspects of 3D chromosome architecture, which are related to genome function. Experiment Overall Design: The data sets presented here together with sample GSM153780, accompany the paper: "The 3D structure of human interphase chromosomes is related to the transcriptome mapâ by Goetze et al., (submitted). All cells were grown under standard conditions (see table below) and harvested at 70% confluency. Total RNA was isolated and analyzed on Affymetrix U133 Plus 2.0 to generate transcriptome maps.