ArticleGenome research2018
The nuclear matrix protein HNRNPU maintains 3D genome architecture globally in mouse hepatocytes.
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- SAF-A/HNRNPU regulates euchromatin dynamics and is required for nuclear envelope integrity.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- HNRNPU and architectural lncRNAs as nuclear tethers of epithelial state stability.EMBO molecular medicine · 2026Review
- Crosstalk BetweenCancers · 2026Review
- Molecular interactome of HNRNPU reveals regulatory networks in neuronal differentiation and DNA methylation.Nucleic acids research · 2026Article
- The Chromaverse Is Colored by Triplexes Formed Through the Interactions of Noncoding RNAs with HNPRNPU, TP53, AGO, REL Proteins, Intrinsically-Disordered Regions, and Flipons.International journal of molecular sciences · 2026Article
- hnRNPU Safeguards Oocyte Development and Female Fertility via Regulation of Alternative Splicing.FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology · 2026Article
- caRBP-Pred: Leveraging Protein Language Models for the Prediction of Chromatin-Associated RNA-Binding Proteins.Computational and structural biotechnology journal · 2026Article
- Role of the SAF-A/HNRNPU ATPase and RGG domains in X chromosome inactivation, nuclear dynamics, transcription, splicing, and cell proliferation.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2025Article
- Chromatin unfolding via loops can drive clustered transposon insertion.Biophysical journal · 2025Article
- The inner nuclear membrane protein LEMD3 organizes the 3D chromatin architecture to maintain vascular smooth muscle cell identity.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Matrin-3 forms spherical and wormlike assemblies that are modulated by RNA binding and ALS/FTD-associated mutations.Molecular cell · 2025Article
- MRO/HNRNPU/CCL5 feedback loop amplifies M2 macrophage and breast cancer cell crosstalk to drive progression.Journal of translational medicine · 2025Article
- Dysregulated RNA-binding proteins and alternative splicing: Emerging roles in autism spectrum disorder.Molecules and cells · 2025Review
- Role of the SAF-A/HNRNPU SAP domain in X chromosome inactivation, nuclear dynamics, transcription, splicing, and cell proliferation.PLoS genetics · 2025Article
- hnRNPL phase separation activates PIK3CB transcription and promotes glycolysis in ovarian cancer.Nature communications · 2025Article
- Chromatin-associated α-satellite RNA maintains chromosome stability by reestablishing SAF-A in the mitotic cell cycle.Nucleic acids research · 2025Article
- Hnrnpu Is Essential for Proper Murine Skin Development.The Journal of investigative dermatology · 2025Article
- The nuclear matrix stabilizes primed-specific genes in human pluripotent stem cells.Nature cell biology · 2025Article
- Astrocytic heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein U is involved in scar formation after spinal cord injury.Journal of neuroinflammation · 2025Article
- Developmental and Epileptic Encephalopathy: Pathogenesis of Intellectual Disability Beyond Channelopathies.Biomolecules · 2025Review
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Abstract
Eukaryotic chromosomes are folded into higher-order conformations to coordinate genome functions. In addition to long-range chromatin loops, recent chromosome conformation capture (3C)-based studies have indicated higher levels of chromatin structures including compartments and topologically associating domains (TADs), which may serve as units of genome organization and functions. However, the molecular machinery underlying these hierarchically three-dimensional (3D) chromatin architectures remains poorly understood. Via high-throughput assays, including in situ Hi-C, DamID, ChIP-seq, and RNA-seq, we investigated roles of the Heterogeneous Nuclear Ribonucleoprotein U (HNRNPU), a nuclear matrix (NM)-associated protein, in 3D genome organization. Upon the depletion of HNRNPU in mouse hepatocytes, the coverage of lamina-associated domains (LADs) in the genome increases from 53.1% to 68.6%, and a global condensation of chromatin was observed. Furthermore, disruption of HNRNPU leads to compartment switching on 7.5% of the genome, decreases TAD boundary strengths at borders between A (active) and B (inactive) compartments, and reduces chromatin loop intensities. Long-range chromatin interactions between and within compartments or TADs are also significantly remodeled upon HNRNPU depletion. Intriguingly, HNRNPU mainly associates with active chromatin, and 80% of HNRNPU peaks coincide with the binding of CTCF or RAD21. Collectively, we demonstrated that HNRNPU functions as a major factor maintaining 3D chromatin architecture, suggesting important roles of NM-associated proteins in genome organization.
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